On March 31, the eleven justices of South Africa’s highest judicial body, the Constitutional Court, ruled unanimously that President Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly had violated the Constitution.
Editor’s note: Jessica Bowman, who reported this story and covers legal affairs for the Herald, is the daughter of Herb Bowman, one of the speakers at the event. Members of the legal community and ...
Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. NC legal leaders: Recent threats to the Rule of Law — such as the harassment of judges ...
Politicians and journalists constantly refer to “the rule of law” in their commentaries on current events. What exactly is rule of law? Is it the legislation that states, counties, and cities make in ...
The president of the United States appears to have long ago forgotten that Americans fought the Revolutionary War not merely to secure their independence from the British monarchy but to establish a ...
Former Kentucky legal professionals are raising concerns about attacks on the rule of law by the Trump administration. The authors argue that Trump's attacks on judges, lawyers, and law firms threaten ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Regarding the recent article "Roberts: Nation's legal foundation unshaken," Jan. 4, the headline as written is laughable. Recent ...
I heard the following phrase from a pundit on a news show, and I’d like to expand on it with my own take: “The Constitution does not have an Army.” Nor a Navy, or Air Force or police departments to ...
A sense of urgency filled the second floor of the Duke Law School on the morning of Feb. 6., where the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy was hosting its annual symposium. Aptly ...
Since Donald Trump took office, on January 20th, his Administration has slow-walked or outright failed to comply with court orders related to a range of issues, most notably immigration and government ...