Lawyers Defending American Democracy
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United to Defend the Rule of Law and Stand for Democracy. Nonpartisan & Not-for-Profit. Views expressed may not reflect those of all members.
Joined February 2019
Kris Mayes is to 303 Creative as Abraham Lincoln was to Dred Scott: Lincoln insisted the Court’s ruling was binding only on the parties before it, Dred Scott and John Sandford.  Its ruling would not become the law of the land under his presidency. https://t.co/nWtX5i12N0
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Another brilliant column by @DennisAftergut in @Slate: Trump quest for vengeance is giving Cohen a clean second shot at him. https://t.co/0LPnSZN4x5 via @slate
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The former president just can’t help himself.
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Sharing today's @GlobeOpinion piece by our executive director and ED of @ConPro @POGOwatchdog, based on our joint project developing a code of ethics for SCOTUS. The Supreme Court needs a code of ethics. Here’s one to consider. https://t.co/hedc1q5Sn0 via @BostonGlobe
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Using the rules applicable to all other federal judges as a baseline, our organizations’ proposed code includes: clear guidelines for recusal; prohibitions against specific kinds of conduct that...
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This brilliant article shows the indignity of a Justice accepting a bounty unimaginable to most civil servants: Supreme Court justices have no rules. By contrast, public school teachers in Louisiana can’t accept a gift worth more than $25. https://t.co/q3gXayXdin via @slate
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The largesse that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received is lavish to an unfathomable extent for most government workers.
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We applaud Sen. Whitehouse & others who seek an investigation of Justice Thomas, but this should be bipartisan. Confidence in the Supreme Court is sinking - a danger to democracy. See: Democratic lawmakers urge SCOTUS probe into Thomas over alleged gifts
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Nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers sent Chief Justice John Roberts a letter Friday requesting the probe.
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Protecting democracy also means protecting our history. See our executive director's article in @BLaw
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Lauren Stiller Rikleen, executive director of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, shares stories of female judges who overcame oppression to reach their positions, and how political forces continue...
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New ABA book showcases revealing stories by and about inspirational women judges
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CHICAGO, Feb. 15, 2023 — A new book from the American Bar Association, “Her Honor: Stories of Challenge and Triumph from Women Judges” is a collection of personal stories by and about some of the...
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“Trump hears the heavy footfall of the constable closing in behind him. He can’t stay still. He has to run.” One other reason: to prove his imitators were doomed from the start; they lost not because of him but because he alone is MAGA https://t.co/N1i7H8VS05 via @BulwarkOnline
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Thanks to our colleagues for this article on @BLaw. The #Judicial selection process demands greater scrutiny at the #state and #federal level. See: Federalist Society’s Influence on Courts Is Bad for #Democracy
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Peggy Quince and Lauren Stiller Rikleen of Lawyers Defending American Democracy examine the Federalist Society’s influence over state and federal judicial selection. They say originalist judges are...
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News outlets have an obligation to use plain English to protect #truth. The lies about the #attack on Mr. #Pelosi are not #ConspiracyTheories; they are simply lies. The assault is the foreseeable outcome of leaders who stoke rage. Please see our take:
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Look at these potential charges for the attack against #Speaker Polosi's husband, and then help us understand why there is not an outcry from every elected official in the country. See: Assaulting a Federal Official's Family Member, by @JoyceWhiteVance
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It is a gross insult to Americans that a #SupremeCourt #Justice can act contrary to laws and policies applicable to every other #federal #judge without consequence. We express our outrage, & #ChiefJustice Roberts does nothing. This is a recipe for subverting the Rule of Law.
Justice Thomas violated 28 USC 455, requiring any "justice" to recuse when his or her "impartiality might reasonably be questioned" or his or her "spouse is known by the justice to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome"
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We must pay attention to the parallels in #history and cannot become numb to the ceaseless barrage of #lawlessness that defines so much of the #FormerPresident's words & actions. The Munich Model for Trump’s National Security Extortion https://t.co/nWgjYqjzxZ via @BulwarkOnline
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Grateful to our team that prepared this #ethics #complaint & to the many #legal luminaries who signed & care deeply about #democracy, e.g. @tribelaw @EYaroshefsky @ngertner. See: Lawyers Group Asks Court to Punish an Author of Trump Electors Scheme
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An ethics complaint in New York against Kenneth Chesebro is the latest example of legal troubles for lawyers who helped Donald J. Trump try to overturn the 2020 election.
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A terrific interview! @tribelaw offered the most important words of all in his interview with @Lawrence O'Donnell: he offered hope that an indictment against #Trump by the ever-thorough #attorneygeneral would actually be a key step in healing this battered, exhausted nation.
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An esteemed leader at the US Army War College speaks out about the dangers to #democracy from #candidates who support the #BigLie rather than free & fair #elecitions: I taught at the U.S. Army War College: Two students I would not vote for | Opinion
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The U.S. Constitution is not a self-executing document
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Our thoughts on the opening of the new #SupremeCourt term (and our fears for what is ahead):
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The Federalist Society has spent decades in the shadows remaking the courts to deny personal liberties, but now hate that people know what they've done. James Ho Cancel Cultures Yale Law FedSoc Because Other Students Are Mean To Yale Law FedSoc Students
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Wait... this doesn't make any sense.
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An important step towards a free and fair 2024 #presidential #election. Inch by inch...
The Senate Rules Committee just took a bipartisan vote to advance a bill fixing the antiquated #ElectoralCountAct of 1887. The House passed its own bill last week, so there is now bipartisan, bicameral momentum to get the job done. Our full statement:
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