Partisan Judges Are Inconsistent with Basic Fairness – Both in the Olympics and Our Courts
Remember how Russian judges have long outraged Olympic fans for ruling in favor of “their side” in so many competitions? At the 2014 Sochi Olympic figure skating competition, most observers believed reigning champion Yuna Kim of South Korea had prevailed. Yet two Russian judges caused Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova to win gold by awarding her the highest scores of her career. The Russian skated off the ice into the arms of one of the Russian judges–for a hug.
The Trump administration’s recent firing of more than 100 immigration judges suggests it wants the equivalent of only “Russian judges” on our immigration courts—judges who always take the administration’s side. In our American system of justice, that is no “judge” at all.
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Georgia Lawyers for the Rule of Law Opposes the Nomination of Todd Blanche to Be Attorney General of the United States
At GLRL, we believe the Department of Justice is in crisis because of numerous threats to its institutional integrity. Over the course of the past year, we have expressed our deep concern about these threats, including the loss of independence of the Department of...
Profiting From Power: A Violation of the Emoluments Clauses
Twelve score and ten years ago, our forefathers had the wisdom to include in our Constitution two Emolument Clauses: Foreign Emoluments Clause - Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any...
Calling Someone a Criminal Doesn’t Make It So
Under the rule of law, every person accused or charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Declaring Again for the Rule of Law on July 4, 2026
As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th asks more of us than celebration. It asks for both remembrance and courage.
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