Far from strengthening America’s hand in the Western Hemisphere or globally, Trump’s brash act only accelerates the decline ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about pressing issues in legal education and society at large. 2025 Marks A Turning Point For The United States of America ...

The American Bar Association today released the final report of its Cornerstones Commission, “Lawyer as Public Citizen: Collaboration, Civics & Civility,” which examines how lawyers can rebuild trust ...

The United States should work with opposition leaders and the international community to ensure the release of political ...

Throughout history, authoritarian regimes have understood that the first step in dismantling democracy is silencing those who uphold the rule of law. When the legal system is weakened—when judges are ...

The rule of law is the oxygen of democracy. It's sustaining, but it's also intangible. You can't see it with the naked eye. You can't grasp with your bare hands. You can't tie it down with strong ...

In any democracy — whether on the mainland or here in the U.S. Virgin Islands — the rule of law is not an abstract principle. It is the bedrock upon which freedom, justice and stability are built. It ...

In its 2025 report, V-Dem, a Swedish independent research organization, concluded there were more dictatorial states (91) ...

The 13 American colonies embraced government 'of laws, not of men,' and they strove to limit the power of future presidents.

I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived most of my 72 years knowing that our three branches of government provided us with protection against any single party or person assuming complete control over ...

As an older American, I’ve lived through many political crises in this country – but I have never seen an attack on our democracy like what is happening now. In the past, there was bipartisan ...

Removing Maduro could be good for Venezuela, the U.S. and Harris County, writes Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo - but only ...