Lawyer highlighting the importance of the rule of law, separation of powers, due process, and an independent judiciary (and related topics)https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msjgxzezlk2whttps://ticotimes.net/2026/08/06/costa-rica-judiciary-democracy-protest07 Aug 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjgxzezlk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msavsvvs4s24https://law.stanford.edu/press/stanford-law-schools-neukom-center-for-the-rule-of-law-launches-new-teaching-hub/04 Aug 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavsvvs4s24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msavqy4ctc24“The rule of law does not defend itself. Neither does an independent judiciary. Constitutions are pieces of paper unless citizens and public officials possess the courage and habits necessary to honor them.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/02/judges-lawyers-partisan04 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavqy4ctc24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msavnyrhus24https://thefulcrum.us/rule-of-law/lawyers-defend-rule-of-law-founders-intent04 Aug 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavnyrhus24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msavjtfsh224“The revolutionary concept here was that the three governmental powers created by the Constitution – Congress, the president, and the judiciary – were to be as far as possible in tension with one another…so that the liberties of the people were not jeopardized.” https://www.aei.org/commentary/a-return-to-the-separation-of-powers/04 Aug 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavjtfsh224https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msavdwhlwk24“When judges…receive death threats for doing their jobs, when courthouse security must be increased…and when judicial staff fear for their safety, it is not democracy in action. It is not robust debate about judicial decisions. It is democracy under siege.” https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/judges-tyranny-threatening-judicial-independence-comes-in-many-forms/04 Aug 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msavdwhlwk24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msav5tjlps24https://macaubusiness.com/sri-lanka-to-extend-judges-tenure-despite-judicial-independence-concerns/04 Aug 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msav5tjlps24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msav44j5qc24https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-07-10/as-country-turns-250-retired-judges-hit-road-to-defend-judicial-independence04 Aug 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msav44j5qc24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msauyzj5r224The threat is not isolated to one state, country, etc. “In particular, political pressure has reportedly been applied to alter the composition of the Supreme Court through the forced resignation or impeachment of sitting justices.” https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/07/24/nepal-government-actions-threaten-judicial-independence04 Aug 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msauyzj5r224https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msauv33ew224“But with the novelty of AI comes uncertainty about its long-term impact on court systems, human dignity and rights, and the functioning of societies.” https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/building-resilient-judiciary-systems-ai-era04 Aug 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msauv33ew224https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msaur4nqxc24https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/01/sleeper-referendum-kansas-reshape-national-judiciary-0102147704 Aug 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaur4nqxc24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msaunxjkec24“When people dislike a judge’s decision, they become less likely to reject undemocratic penalties against judges, such as investigations of their private lives and conduct, impeachment, and removal.” https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/08/03/americans-support-for-judicial-independence-may-depend-on-whether-they-like-the-judges-decision/04 Aug 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaunxjkec24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msaukgxwfs24https://www.courtnewsohio.gov/happening/2026/OpenDoors_080326.asp04 Aug 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaukgxwfs24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msauek2yvs24https://grist.org/accountability/is-the-recycling-symbol-free-speech-a-judge-just-ruled-it-could-be/04 Aug 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msauek2yvs24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msauc2rzcs24https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-75-country-immigrant-visa-freeze-is-unlawful-judge-says04 Aug 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msauc2rzcs24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msauadgqnk24“She also said the Department of Justice failed to provide any factual basis for suggesting state officials have done anything wrong in maintaining the state’s voter registration database and that it offered no legitimate purpose for seeking the information.” https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/judge-denies-trump-administration-access-to-illinois-voter-data/04 Aug 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msauadgqnk24https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msau67oa3224https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-appointed-judge-faces-fresh-impeachment-threat-after-blocking-trump-tps-order-somalis.amp04 Aug 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msau67oa3224https://bsky.app/profile/redhawkklbr.bsky.social/post/3msatmxpvqc2bFeatured Quotation "The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie." - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn04 Aug 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:c2vt3mwkhzrm62o7f5acokld/app.bsky.feed.post/3msatmxpvqc2b