Rule of Law

To see crisis as catalyst is to reject fatalism and to believe that law can be both a shield and a compass in turbulent times. #ILW2025 aims to honor that belief.

A comprehensive study of court cases involving the Trump administration from January 20, 2025 to present

Former Undersecretary of Navy and Chair of Defense Policy Board discusses import of President Trump's address to active duty military leaders at Quantico.

The administration has turned consent decrees into a deregulatory weapon, and courts are beginning to confront the limits of that strategy.

If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

The president’s maximalist legal approach in deploying the military may well foreshadow broader use of the military in other American cities.

Weakening FOIA does not merely impair public knowledge — it also reduces the likelihood that abuses will be detected and deterred.

"One of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions arose from the courageous resolve of the Dartmouth College trustees to resist the unlawful encroachments..."

Adopting Orban's model would reshape the U.S. into a country that shares Hungary's weakened checks and balances, corruption, and stumbling economy.

The journey from individual angst to collective action and shared humanity takes time, vision, and commitment. Cases around the world show it is also the pathway to victory.

On the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders

The South Sudan government should be held strictly to its commitment to establish and politically support new truth commission legislation.