Rule of law: 'Leave to live by no man's leave'

‘Leave to live by no man’s leave'

In the spring of 1952, President Harry Truman faced a nationwide strike that he feared would undermine the production of steel and thus the prosecution of the Korean War and American efforts through the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe in…

Rule of law: ‘Leave to live by no man’s leave'

Shakespeare aside, there are compelling reasons to maintain judicial independence and to defend those — lawyers and law firms — who defend the rule of law.

Rule of law: 'Leave to live by no man's leave'

President Trump's broad strategy to intimidate judges, cow law firms into submission and threaten sanctions against lawyers who would challenge his policies, programs and orders, as a means of muzzling the gatekeepers of judicial independence and the rule of law…

Why Liberal Judges Have a Lot to Answer For

What distinguishes the rule of law from the rule of men is that the former contains limiting principles, which sharply and fundamentally limit the ability of men to decide the law as they see fit. Limiting principles are what remove arbitrariness and...

Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law - Above the Law

One of the first things you need to know in a fight is who you can and can’t rely on. Thankfully, time and resources were saved by knowing that Paul Weiss is a lost cause. But the search is still on for compatriots willing to speak out against the current administration’s consistent disregard for the rule of law. So far we’ve seen Perkins Coie and Williams & Connolly take their stands in court, Rachel Cohen stake her employment at Skadden, and t…

It is necessary to distinguish between jurisdiction and parliamentary immunity. The entry "Fuero" and "parliamentary immunity" was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.