WJP creates toolkit for US legal leaders to strengthen rule of law
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U.S. Lawyers Urged to Act
“American democracy and rule of law are in peril,” retired U.S. Judge J. Michael Luttig told legal leaders at the recent National Conference of Bar Presidents annual meeting in Denver.
The esteemed conservative jurist issued a challenge to lawyers in particular to act but said everyone had a role to play.
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WJP leaders participated in several well-attended sessions focused on democracy and the rule of law and offered legal leaders new tools to take action.
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Rule of Law News in the United States
Garland names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation ([link removed])
(NPR)
Today, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced he was granting special counsel status to the prosecutor in the federal investigation into President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. That means U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware will now have the authority to conduct his investigation in any federal district without day-to-day supervision by the Department of Justice.
CBS News poll finds after latest Trump indictment, many Americans see implications for democracy. For some, it's personal ([link removed])
(CBS News)
A majority of Americans in a new CBS News poll see the ongoing Trump investigations as “defending democracy” and “upholding rule of law.” At the same time, almost a third of Americans think Trump was trying to stay in office through legal, constitutional means.
A recent WJP blog ([link removed]) examined challenges to U.S. rule of law and what Democrats and Republicans have in common.
New Thomas revelations unlikely to result in congressional passage of Supreme Court ethics reform ([link removed])
(CNN)
A new report from ProPublica detailing additional luxury gifts that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas received during his tenure has renewed calls to mandate stricter ethics standards for justices. However, congressional action faces hurdles and constitutional critiques.
The United States ranks 21 out of 140 countries and jurisdictions ([link removed]) in the 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index on whether officials in the judicial branch use their office for private gain.
Why Ohio Voters Said No to the Ballot Measure ([link removed])
(The New York Times)
On Tuesday, voters in Ohio rejected Issue 1, a measure that would have made it harder for citizens to amend the state’s constitution. While the ballot measure was proposed in response to an abortion rights amendment question slated for the November election, larger concerns about direct democracy were in play.
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