"If #police leaders step up now... this could be their finest hour. But it requires action, not neutrality:

- No participation in raids lacking warrants, transparency, or legal authority.
- Intervene when any agency uses excessive force or violates rights.
- Protect every resident, regardless of immigration status.

These are not radical principles. They are the minimum standard for policing in a constitutional democracy."

https://improvingpolice.blog/2025/12/07/a-new-kind-of-courage-why-police-must-confront-federal-overreach/

#rule_of_law #society

"In the past 10 weeks America has witnessed an extraordinary outpouring of decisions from its highest...

The six rightwing justices who control the court – three of them given their lifetime seats by Trump himself – have effectively greenlighted the president’s explosive and law-busting agenda.

The supermajority has granted Trump 18 straight victories in the administration’s requests for emergency relief...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/justice-john-roberts-supreme-court

Destroying the #rule_of_law #society

Europe must stand without the US – but the latest war in the Middle East shows it has no idea how (The Guardian)

If Europe was not so in hock to Washington, it would sanction Israel over Gaza and condemn its unilateral attack on Iran.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/19/europe-us-middle-east-israel-gaza-iran

#world_order #rule_of_law #international_law #iran #nuclear_arms #non-proliferation_treaty #israel #palestine #palestinians #gaza #west_bank #occupied_territories #un #united_nations #war_crimes #ethnic_cleansing

Israel, Palestine And The ‘Rules-Based Order’ (Media Lens)

Israel’s continuing Gaza genocide, has exposed the charade of the post-WW2 ‘international rules-based order’.

https://www.medialens.org/2025/global-charade-israel-palestine-and-the-rules-based-order/

#world_order #rule_of_law #international_law #israel #palestine #palestinians #gaza #west_bank #occupied_territories #un #united_nations #war_crimes #ethnic_cleansing #crimes_against_humanity #nato #libya #iraq #media #news #journalism #journalist #bbc #genocide #International_Court_of_Justice #icj

"Special counsel Jack Smith drops election subversion and classified documents cases against Donald Trump"

I wonder where all that "Trump will pardon himself" outrage go now. 🙄

https://us.cnn.com/2024/11/25/politics/trump-special-counsel-jack-smith/index.html

#uspol #rule_of_law #justice

The USA has enjoyed a long run of economic success. That is due to many factors, but a very large factor is that the #rule_of_law in the USA was more trustworthy in the USA than elsewhere. That is at risk given how systemically the Republican Party has packed the courts with those from carefully crafted lists of judges supporting extreme judicial activism.

That process has been underway for several decades and those actions have reached...

https://curiouscatlinks.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-fear-for-future-of-usa-if-we-do-not.html

#Government #Politics

#fascism #book_banning #rule_of_law

When the mask over the fascism just comes flying off.

This was posted in a pro-book-banning parents group in Utah. It then got 10 comments praising the action. They literally cannot see the problem with "we can ban any book without requiring an objective reason."

Oh Sure Kamala And Old Joe LOOOOVE Insurrection When It's ... Nah We Can't Keep This Up https://www.wonkette.com/oh-sure-kamala-and-old-joe-loooove-insurrection-when-it-s-nah-we-can-t-keep-this-up

#Tennessee #Tennessee_republicans #Gloria_johnson #Justin_jones #Justin_pearson #Kamala_harris #Joe_biden #Nashville #Charlie_baum #Nra #Congressional_black_caucus #Tennessee_gop #Rule_of_law #Fox_news #Ainsley_earhart #Fox_&_friends #Will_cain #Brian_kilmeade #January_6_comparisons #Tennessee_house