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Catherine MorrisMy new column:The US as an Authoritarian State: Danger to the Global Rule of Law“Checks & balances among the three US branches of government are in tatters… It is unclear whether the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> legal system can withstand the Trump administration’s increasingly brazen threats against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judges</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a>.” | SLaw: Canada’s Online Legal Magazine <a href="https://www.slaw.ca/2025/03/25/the-us-as-an-authoritarian-state-danger-to-the-global-rule-of-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.slaw.ca/2025/03/25/the-us-as-an-authoritarian-state-danger-to-the-global-rule-of-law/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internationallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internationallaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawfedi</a> /1

NonilexThe result is an extraordinary threat to fundamental <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#constitutional</a> rights of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DueProcess</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LegalRepresentation</a>….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Legal</a> scholars say no previous US admin has taken such concerted action against the legal establishment, with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s predecessors in both parties typically respecting the constitutionally enshrined tenet that everyone deserves effective representation in court & that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a> cannot be targeted simply for the cases & clients they take on.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RevengePolitics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s crackdown on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a> is having a chilling effect on his opponents’ ability to defend themselves or challenge his actions….  <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a>-era ofcls said they’re having trouble finding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a> willing to defend them. The volunteers & small nonprofits forming the ground troops of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legal</a> resistance to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> admin actions say that the well-resourced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawFirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawFirms</a> that once would have backed them are now steering clear.

Catherine MorrisMy column is out:The US as an Authoritarian State: Danger to the Global Rule of Law“Checks & balances among the three US branches of government are in tatters… It is unclear whether the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> legal system can withstand the Trump administration’s increasingly brazen threats against <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/judges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#judges</a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a>.” | SLaw: Canada’s Online Legal Magazine <a href="https://www.slaw.ca/2025/03/25/the-us-as-an-authoritarian-state-danger-to-the-global-rule-of-law/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.slaw.ca/2025/03/25/the-us-as-an-authoritarian-state-danger-to-the-global-rule-of-law/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internationallaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internationallaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#humanrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ruleoflaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawfedi</a>

NonilexThe Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Legal</a> Services, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Universities</a>, & Independent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a>“If <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalists</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a>, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academics</a> are going to be able to play the role that they need to perform as bulwarks of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> & the rule of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a>, they & their employers must begin to think & act in collective terms.“<a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/109439/collective-law-firms-universities-media/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.justsecurity.org/109439/collective-law-firms-universities-media/</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️"Since the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PaulWeiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaulWeiss</a> settlement, some <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lawyers</a> now expect that a united front in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/opposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#opposition</a> to Trump’s actions will never materialize...“It was so cowardly and despicable,” said the Perkins associate. “They hung us out to dry. If the big firms had stuck together, I think we would have gotten through this. There’s strength in numbers... But now what? Firms have to either pledge fealty to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> or get destroyed?”" <a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/disgusted-betrayed-paul-weiss-extortion-executive-order-trump-lawyers-firm-karp-perkins-coie-rachel-cohen" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/disgusted-betrayed-paul-weiss-extortion-executive-order-trump-lawyers-firm-karp-perkins-coie-rachel-cohen</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Vida Latina :mastodonworld:🆘 A man detained at Krome Miami Processing Center is making an urgent appeal asking for a video he recorded recounting his situation and that of other Venezuelan & Guatemalan detainees to go viral. They have been held isolated in the detention center for 30 days and are not allowed to speak to a lawyer! To view the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a> click on the link below.🔗 <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4usmserhjqkvhldgedfjb3jw/post/3lkrug44gs223" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4usmserhjqkvhldgedfjb3jw/post/3lkrug44gs223</a>🏷️<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Krome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Krome</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Miami</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Florida</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Migrants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Disappeared" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disappeared</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Detainees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Detainees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DueProcess</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Lawyers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lawyers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a>

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