#rule-of-law

#rule-of-law

President Trump told reporters that the operation happened "over the last few minutes, (we) literally shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat." While few may mourn the alleged 11 narco-traffickers who perished in the attack, all Americans should be concerned about how our military is being cut loose from its legal moorings by what appears to be the abandonment of the rule of law from the very top of our national chain of command.

Final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. Government-picked judges are retiring to consider their verdict in the case, seen internationally as a crucial test of the rule of law in the city. Lai, 77, has been in prison since 2020, when he was charged with two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious material.

"undermined the integrity of the judiciary, and we will not stand for that,"

If you follow regularly what is said by those who are in charge of the federal government right now, there is a weak commitment to what we understood...how a liberal democracy is supposed to work.

The Rule of Law is the cornerstone of a just and democratic society, with an independent judiciary essential to upholding the Rule of Law.

Breyer expressed optimism about holding the Trump administration accountable, suggesting that high-ranking officials could be held in criminal contempt for ignoring court orders.

The central problem with the Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday night... is that it left a little bit of wiggle room. It did not actually mandate Abrego Garcia's return...

The Trump administration’s prolonged non-compliance regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation raises serious concerns about undermining the rule of law in America.