Rule of Law

The Impoundment Control Act makes clear that the president does not have the authority to unilaterally impound billions in federal funds.

The Trump administration’s action undermines bipartisan efforts to support freedom fighters and enables corrupt autocrats.

Nils Muiznieks, Maksim Polovinko, and Margaret Satterthwaite join the show to discuss the repression lawyers face in Belarus.

Belarusian lawyers face severe threats under a near-total State-controlled legal system with hundreds disbarred or exiled simply for doing their jobs.

The president and his allies are leading an effort to eviscerate the free press and construct an information ecosystem favorable to his views.

A Q&A with Marietje Schaake, author of The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley, on Big Tech and threats to democracy.

We asked nine experts about what clemencies might herald for the future of the rule of law, political violence, and extremism.

McCord weighs in on the nominations for attorney general and FBI director.

The reversal of Biden measures against Israeli settlers leaves few tools in the event an escalation threatens further conflict in the region.

An essay by former acting United States Attorney General.

Reviews of programs in new administrations don't require such damaging, destructive, and likely unconstitutional freezes.

Trump's recent executive actions appear to assert an authority to override or ignore federal legislation whenever it interferes with his policy aims.