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Former White House Lawyers Warn About Executive Abuses

The courts are the only institutions upholding norms, say former Bush and Obama lawyers.

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Legal Experts Say Rule of Law Has Hit a 10-Year Low

Survey provides assessment of legal system during President Donald Trump’s second term.

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There’s a lot more fear about the effects of AI in politics than evidence of the effects of AI in politics.

Brendan Nyhan, James O. Freedman Presidential Professor

Los Angeles Times

Fighting for Native American Rights

Legal scholar Maggie Blackhawk outlines the history of federal Indian law.

Maggie Blackhawk and Julie Kalish

Three Undergraduates Awarded Truman Scholarships

Gracie Bartos ’27, Jackson DeConcini ’22, and Will Nelson ’27 chosen for public service.

2026 Truman Scholars

We should be certainly very worried about political violence and its destabilizing effect, but the country has seen far worse and survived.

Sean Westwood, associate professor of government

The New York Times

Legal Experts Encourage Community Amid Challenges

They say democracy’s future requires resolve as legal norms are trampled.

Law and Democracy series forum panel

Looking at the Future of American Democracy

Heather Gerken and Ezra Klein believe voters will have their say.

Ezra Klein and Heather Gerken

In Economic War, Chokepoints Beat Tariffs

A commentary on trade policy highlights the book Command of Commerce: America’s Enduring Economic Power Advantage Over China by government professor Stephen Brooks and Ben Vagle ’22.

The Wall Street Journal

I think that really cast a pall over public attitudes towards military force.

Jeffrey Friedman, associate professor of government

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