Constitutional Law,
Government,
U.S. Supreme Court
May 12, 2020
Losing the rule of law
Never before have I so despaired for the rule of law in the United States. The decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw the prosecution of Michael Flynn, after he has pled guilty, is the latest example of Attorney General William Barr subordinating law to President Donald Trump’s political will.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
Never before have I so despaired for the rule of law in the United States. The decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw the prosecution of Michael Flynn, after he has pled guilty, is the latest example of Attorney General William Barr subordinating law to President Donald Trump's political will. The cases being argued in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, concerning President Trump's effort to quash subpoenas of financial institutions, will answer the profou...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In