The book is the first-ever published history of AALS. AALS started in 1900 in Saratoga Springs, New York, and law professors and deans traveled that August and every year after. “Our rich history has ...

Law Day, established in 1958 by President Eisenhower, honors the rule of law as essential to a free society. The rule of law faces current threats, including attacks on judges and lawyers, undermining ...

We hear a lot of talk these days about “the rule of law” but not so much about what those words mean. They mean that the government may not take actions contrary to existing laws. The words are ...

The rule of law is the most important part of a civil society. While many criticisms can be made about legal decisions, the fundamental principles of a legal system provides protection for all, ...

The rule of law is critical for people to have a meaningful opportunity to thrive. Still, for billions of people around the world today, the rule of law exists on paper but not in practice. Even ...

Lawyers and retired judges spoke on the steps of the Denver City and County Building on Thursday, joining their counterparts nationwide to rally in support of the rule of law and speak out about ...

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 ...

On Feb. 12, 2026, something quietly profound will happen in courthouses across Arizona. From Flagstaff to Yuma, lawyers and judges will gather not to argue cases or issue rulings, but to reaffirm a ...

“For as in absolute governments the king is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king; and there ought to be no other.” Politics, 4th century B.C. Both of these articulations of the rule of ...

We hear a lot of talk these days about “the rule of law,” but not so much about what those words mean. They mean that the government may not take actions contrary to existing laws. The words are ...