When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, much of the focus — from Senators and the media alike — will likely be on the controversy surrounding the ...

On Monday, Chief Justice Roberts spoke at the Georgetown Law School. Among other things, the Chief repeated his concern about threats to the rule of law and judicial independence. From Politico's ...

The point is simple but too many of us don’t get it. The values that inhere in the American rule of law, with all its imperfections, must not be taken for granted. The law is fragile and we must ...

Hugh Corder has in the past received funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. He serves as a Director of Freedom under Law and on the Executive Committee of the Council for the ...

We hear a lot of talk these days about “the rule of law,” but not so much about what those words mean. They mean that the government may not take actions contrary to existing laws. The words are ...

Ms. Shaw, a contributing Opinion writer, is a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania. For weeks Americans have been debating whether we’re facing a constitutional crisis. My answer, for the ...

The country's faith in these institutions, including our elections and our civil and criminal justice systems has eroded. How far has that erosion of faith gone? Can it be stopped? What is the role of ...

This article is the second in a series covering attacks on the rule of law. The rule of law is a political philosophy premised on the promise that all citizens, leaders, and institutions are ...

Every act of public violence brings forth indignation, shock and condemnation but violence keeps on happening. “From the beginning of time the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent bear ...

It was nearly impossible to get anyone on camera for this story because of the fear now running through our system of justice. In recent weeks, President Trump has signed orders against several law ...

Stanford Law School (SLS) announced the launch of the Sally B. and William H. Neukom Center for the Rule of Law in late October, an endeavor funded by donations from SLS alum William Neukom ’67 and ...