Do the rules apply to everyone?
The rule of law rests on a simple principle: the same rules should apply no matter how powerful you are.
A 2026 settlement gave President Trump, his children, and the Trump Organization retroactive protection from IRS audits. Future filings can still be examined.
Whatever your politics, it raises an important question:
Should anyone get a different set of rules because of who they are?
Additional Statements
The White House Media Ban—and the Antitrust Investigation of the TV Networks Opposing It—Offend the Rule of Law
Without facts you can’t have truth. Without truth you can’t have trust. Without these three you don’t have a shared reality, you can’t have journalism, you can’t have democracy. — 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa For almost 60 years, the White House Press...
GLRL Post-Election Statement: Free and Fair Elections & the Rule of Law
Over the past few weeks, our nation’s citizens have exercised their rights to vote in free and fair elections. In fifty states, in both local, state, and national races, the exercise of that sacred privilege of citizenship has once again demonstrated to the world that...
What Federal Election Monitors Can and Can’t Do at Polling Places in Georgia
Georgians concerned about U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) election monitors being sent to Georgia for next week’s elections should be aware that federal and state laws strictly limit where they can go and what they can do. The DOJ has notified at least six Georgia...
The Symposium Has Ended. Our Work Continues.
THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US!Restoring the Rule of LawA Symposium on the Future of the United States Department of JusticeOn behalf of Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law, thank you for joining us for Friday's symposium, Restoring the Rule of Law: A Symposium on the...
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