At the National Judicial College symposium, WJP’s Elizabeth Andersen shared lessons learned.

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Authoritarianism and weakened justice systems are eroding rule of law in the United States and around the world. However, some jurisdictions are bucking these trends.

At the National Judicial College symposium in Boston, World Justice Project Executive Director Elizabeth Andersen shared lessons learned with U.S. legal leaders. ([link removed])

“Leadership matters,” she said. “We speak about the rule of law in terms of laws, institutions, and norms, but of course it is individuals who take decisions that breathe life into the rule of law and make it real.”
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Rule of Law in the News


** Texas immigration law blocked again, just hours after Supreme Court allowed state to arrest migrants ([link removed])
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(CBS News)

Hours after the Supreme Court allowed Texas’s controversial SB4 law to take effect, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked enforcement.

SB4 makes crossing into Texas a crime and allows police to arrest migrants for crossing the border. This is a change from the current system, where immigration enforcement has been federal and local authorities have largely been barred from assuming this authority.

Immigrants’ rights groups oppose SB4, charging that this could lead to an increase in racial profiling when Latinos interact with law enforcement.

The United States ranks 106 out of 142 countries and jurisdictions on equal treatment and absence of discrimination ([link removed]) in the 2023 WJP Rule of Law Index.

Trump urges US Supreme Court to endorse 'absolute immunity' for ex-presidents ([link removed])
(Reuters)

On Tuesday, former President Trump filed a brief with the Supreme Court, asserting that any former president should have “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution and claiming that his prosecution is politically motivated.

Trump is facing a litany of felony charges, including those related to allegations of election interference, hush money, and mishandling of classified documents.

On overall rule of law, the United States ranks 26 out of 142 countries and jurisdictions ([link removed]) in the 2023 WJP Rule of Law Index.

Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials ([link removed] )
(Associated Press)

Drawing on the 14th amendment, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a New Mexico county commissioner cannot return to office because he was convicted of trespassing on the Capitol grounds during the January 6 insurrection.

Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was originally included in the Constitution to prevent former Confederates from taking office again after the Civil War.

The Court’s decision opens the door for January 6 participants to be barred from holding state and local office. However, there is no standard enforcement of Section 3 across states. The Supreme Court also recently declined to apply Section 3 to former President Trump, concluding that states cannot remove candidates for federal office from the ballot on 14th amendment grounds.

The United States ranks 35 out of 142 countries and jurisdictions on whether government officials are sanctioned for misconduct ([link removed]) in the 2023 WJP Rule of Law Index.
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