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Lawyers: Uncle Sam Needs You!

executive order, JAGS, Rule of Law, Trump, Uniform Code of Military JusticeBy Ellen Brotman March 17, 2025

What can we do to protect the Rule of Law? First, we must be united in defending any law firm or lawyers singled out by President Trump’s executive orders. On Sunday, March 9, 2025, President Donald J. Trump announced on Fox News, “We have a lot of law firms we are going after.” This was…

What Must Lawyers Do to Protect the Rule of Law?

ABA Task Force on American Democracy, NYCBA Task Force on the Rule of Law, Rule of Law, World Justice Project (WJP)By Ellen Brotman March 2, 2024

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 lawyers in protecting the Rule of Law? Every day, we hear that the Rule of Law is under attack. The…