The book is the first-ever published history of AALS. AALS started in 1900 in Saratoga Springs, New York, and law professors and deans traveled that August and every year after. “Our rich history has ...

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 ...

On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court discreetly issued an emergency order permitting the Trump administration to move forward with sweeping layoffs across federal agencies. The unsigned ruling did ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Recent threats to the Rule of Law — such as the harassment of judges and the suggestion ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about pressing issues in legal education and society at large. The Rule Of Law Remains A Trending Topic In 2025 America.

The rule of law is critical for people to have a meaningful opportunity to thrive. Still, for billions of people around the world today, the rule of law exists on paper but not in practice. Even ...

Much has been written (including by me) about how Trump's massive new tariffs will severely damage the US economy, and why they are illegal for a variety of different reasons. But more attention ...

The rule of law is a fundamental principle that ensures all individuals and institutions are accountable to the law, which is applied equally and fairly, preventing arbitrary governance. According to ...

When Rachel Cohen resigned from her job at a big law firm earlier this year, she was giving up on three years of service and a $300,000 salary. But she found it more important to send a message about ...

Last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave what is likely to be remembered as an historic speech in which he declared “there has been a rupture in the ...

If ICE agents can shoot civilians at point-blank range and never be held accountable, then we aren’t living under the rule of law. We’re living in a police state. The law on the books is extremely ...