War on the Rule of Law
Brian ForstHelping Americans reclaim democracy and restore the rule of law.
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Lessons from the Attacks on Two Sacred Icons
Two of the battlegrounds in the war on the rule of law are just 1.4 miles apart: the White House grounds and the Kennedy Center. In the fall and winter of 2025, both came under attack by President Donald J. Trump. The connective tissue betw...
Errors of Criminal Impunity Have Been Chronically Neglected. The Epstein Case Offers an Opportunity to Begin Fixing the Problem
Errors in the outcomes of felony offenses in America are the bane of our system of criminal justice. Minimizing the harms and costs they impose on the innocent and on victims of crime should be among the highest priority goals of the police...
The Nation’s Attic on Fire
“An establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”
~ James Smithson’s bequest, 1826
On July 24, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order mandating that warning signs be installed at the Smithsonian National Mu...
A Vast Sea of Corruption: Created by a President, Legalized by the High Court
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that the President of the United States may fire the heads of independent federal regulatory agencies – with the notable exception of the Federal Reserve Board – at will, w...
Owning the Gatekeepers: The Attack on the Legal Profession
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
~ William Shakespeare’s Dick the Butcher, in Henry VI (1591)
Dick the Butcher’s famous line is usually quoted as a wisecrack about lawyers that draws knowing laughs at bar association d...
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