ABBY PHILLIP: “What about the law, Scott?” SCOTT JENNINGS: “What about it? Who cares?” 🤔 Refreshing honesty from the smuggest man in the world. The law does not matter to them.

Taking Trump’s name off of the Kennedy Center is easy—but repairing the deeper damage to the institution, and the nation, will take much longer, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.

🚨 THIS ONE IS TRULY URGENT! SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE ILLEGAL TRIUMPHAL ARCH BEFORE MONDAY JUNE 15 🚨 🔎 THE ISSUE: The proposed arch would alter one of the nation's most iconic landscapes. At 250 feet, it would dwarf the Lincoln Memorial and block the view from the US Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial.

THANK YOU @pbsnews.org FOR THE LIVESTREAM OF TRUMP'S NAME COMING OFF THE KENNEDY CENTER! We are here for it and love seeing judicial decisions implemented in line with the #ruleoflaw. See our #WhenJusticeSpeaks post below to read more about the decision in #BeattyVsTrump that led to this action!

Join us in celebrating #WhenJusticeSpeaks and is heard! It usually takes time for people to see impacts of judicial decisions. But when US District Judge Christopher R. Cooper blocked the rebranding of the #KennedyCenter, ordering the removal of Trump’s name, the Center’s staff complied.

🚨🚨 ACTION ALERT: STOP OPM FROM SILENCING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 🚨🚨 🔎 THE ISSUE: The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has published a proposed rule that would permit federal agencies to require their employees to sign nondisclosure agreements (#NDAs). Help us respond! ldad.org/letters-brie...

We are so proud of our #MeetingTheMoment State Leads in Maine, Michael Millemann and Jed Davis, for their excellent opinion piece in the @pressherald.com. The piece raises awareness about the threats that DOJ's proposed ethics rule would pose to the rule of law. www.pressherald.com/2026/05/21/d...

A new study has found that the National Guard's presence in Washington, D.C. had no effect on violent crime in the city. The Guard has been deployed since last August as part of a federal task force to fight crime, and their numbers are set to double in the coming weeks. n.pr/3PWDxqK

The Supreme Court super-majority no longer hides its contempt for the ideals of the Constitution, particularly the 14th Amendment. They don't care about their legacy. They care about shaping a country where intolerance and bias overwhelm fundamental fairness. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...

This is excellent news but not the end of the road. We need more judges to stop this administration's grift. Congress could also act. As we pointed out in our ED's recent article in @contrariannews.org, DoJ's grift store should be an affront to every taxpayer. 1/2

Yesterday, a comprehensive ethics complaint was submitted to The Florida Bar addressing former Attorney General Pamela Bondi’s longstanding pattern of misconduct and threats to the rule of law and the administration of justice. 1/6 ldad.org/letters-brie...

We, along with others, have sounded the alarm about the dangers of a politicized justice department. This excellent article by Alan Feuer in @nytimes.com explains some of the ramifications of the president's personal witch hunts. 1/5 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

LDAD volunteer Jamie Speyer has another excellent Op-Ed in @nydailynews.com. In "Trump has caused the death of dignity," he talks about how we have always considered dignity necessary for effective leadership. 1/3 www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/26/t... (subscription needed for link).

Sometimes humor is the best way to say it. Thanks @newyorker.com 🥲

🗞️ Read the new OpEd by LDAD volunteers Michael Millemann and Jed Davis @pressherald.com. "The threat is clear. This is not just a disagreement between state & federal sovereigns about legal ethics enforcement procedures. The rule would significantly undermine the rule of law & our democracy." 1/2

⚖️ Earlier this month, we filed an amicus brief with SCOTUS supporting a petition for certiorari filed by Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Chair Cathy Harris. The case centers on the summary termination of Harris by the President. Why is this important... 1/3 ldad.org/letters-brie...

We hear about the administration's grift as we read the newspaper, but do we see the full picture? LDAD has prepared an action alert laying out the breadth and depth of how the president and his allies are using DOJs power to further this. 1/3 ldad.org/wp-content/u...

🗞️ What does it mean to see the lack of dignity in our leadership? LDAD volunteer, James Speyer, recently talked about the issues that arise when a leader eschews dignity. "We used to expect more from our presidents. In this way, ... Trump has broken the mold." lakevillejournal.com/the-death-of...

📆🎤 SIGN UP NOW: Lessons from Hungary: Dismantling the Authoritarian Playbook with Scott Cummings. Find out what lessons American lawyers can learn from Hungary's experience of democratic resistance to autocracy. Tuesday, May 19th at 4pm EDT zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It is alarming that it's 60+ days since the US began this war with Iran yet the administration still hasn't gone to Congress for approval of the hostilities. This is why @nytimes.com says the war is further eroding our democracy. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

📣 We are looking forward to tomorrow's conversation between Judge David Tatel and Gary Simson. Have you signed up yet? It's at 4pm EDT and should be a fascinating discussion of Judge Tatel's own story and his concerns about the current state of the judiciary. Sign up now ⬇️ zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🗞️ "The president’s entire history of litigation is to use time to his advantage," says Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Exec Dir of LDAD, which has filed an amicus brief in the case. "Time is always this administration’s best friend when it comes to its defense of lawsuits." www.ibanet.org/US-presidenc...

The DOJ is now a grift store for Trump's friends and supporters.

🗞️ LDAD's Exec Dir, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, speaks out about the DOJs settlements & potential settlements with the admin’s friends & supporters. They undermine its responsibility to seek accountability & are a breach of that trust at the taxpayers’ expense. www.contrariannews.org/p/the-justic...

Lawyers have a responsibility to the American public to explain why this administration's war on equality and discrimination is a critical rule of law issue. This administration will no longer protect the public in accordance with the laws of this country. 1/4 www.npr.org/2026/04/16/n...

🗞️ LDAD Board member Walter White speaks out. "It is clear that the administration’s concept of justice has no relationship to Justice for All as articulated in the Pledge of Allegiance. [It] is pursuing an agenda of white supremacy at the expense of all others." ⬇️ thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

Every day is Law Day at LDAD. Join us in honoring and protecting the Rule of Law in America. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Can the fragility of the rule of law and the abuse of the justice system be any more symbolic than a political indictment over a picture of seashells on the shore? The nation's most powerful law enforcement agency no longer protects any of us. It serves one man. 1/2 abcnews.com/US/grand-jur...

🔈 Sign up today for this discussion between Gary Simson and Judge David Tatel in which they will talk about Judge Tatel's story of resilience as well as his views on the present state of the judiciary. Link ⬇️ zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📣 Thanks to @npr.org for discussing the critical issue of attorney oversight, and for mentioning LDAD's ongoing work to ensure every lawyer is held to the same ethical standards. The American people need to understand why this issue is so important. www.npr.org/2026/04/25/g...

This administration is once again taking a page from the authoritarian playbook by indicting the @splcenter.org. They are using charged language, vague security justifications, and selective enforcement to cast civil society actors as threats. 1/3 apnews.com/article/sout...

Recently, Judge Randolph D. Moss struck down an Executive Order that sought to claw back $1.1B in congressionally approved funding for NPR & PBS simply because Trump believed they were "fueled by partisanship and leftwing propaganda with taxpayer dollars." 1/2

🗞️ LDAD volunteer, Barbara Jaffe, again speaks out about how this administration is eroding the rule of law. "To this retired New York State judge, all hell seems to have broken loose in our federal government..." 1/4 thefulcrum.us/democracy/su...

We are thrilled to be partnering with the Colorado Bar's Rule of Law Task Force to protect constitutional principles and to preserve and protect the justice system. We share a commitment to addressing rule of law issues in a nonpartisan spirit. www.cobar.org/Rule-of-Law-...

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court disbarred John Eastman because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. We never celebrate the removal of a lawyer’s right to practice law, but we are proud that the California stood up for our professional ethics. 1/3

The Senate must stand up and assert its authority under the Constitution. Our founders wanted the people to have a say in when we go to war. We do this through our representatives in Congress. The Senate must look at the situation and determine if this conflict is in the best interest of the people.

Today, we celebrate Judge Richard Leon for his decision on the WH ballroom. "congress may even choose to appropriate funds for this ballroom, or at least to decide that some other funding scheme is acceptable..." 1/2 www.ms.now/news/read-fu...

The current DOJ has been seeing an exceptionally high error rate. The result: “Word is getting around to the bench. They’re seeing what’s happening.” This article goes into the reasons and even mentions LDAD recent ethics filing against Drew Ensign. www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/ap...

Why is a free press essential to a healthy democracy? In a democracy the government is accountable to the people. A free press ensures the people know what is actually going on, not what the government wants them to know. DoD needs to give the press access. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/b...

LDAD volunteer, Jamie Speyer, published an important editorial over the weekend. It's a must read for those who care about the rule of law.

Again the State is using its legal authority to punish perceived enemies is antithetical to core Constitutional principles and the rule of law. Trust in our government requires a belief that it exercises its authority based on facts and law, not politics or revenge. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

We're pleased to see our Ethics Complaint against Drew C. Ensign over his conduct in immigration cases included in this article. We agree with the state AGs that DOJ must abandon its proposal. State-level ethics investigations are one way we ensure the law is applied equally to all.

The head of the DOJ's immigration litigation office has lied to judges, disobeyed court orders and failed to stop attorneys he supervises from engaging in misconduct in high-profile immigration cases, according to an ethics complaint. www.law360.com/artic...

📣📣 Today, we filed an ethics complaint with a coalition with the DC Bar asking for an investigation into Drew Ensign, a senior DOJ immigration official, for alleged professional misconduct in multiple high-profile federal immigration cases -- inc. Kilmar Garcia Abrego. ldad.org/letters-brie...

BREAKING: Alongside a bipartisan coalition of 129 former federal and state judges and @ldadorg.bsky.social, we are calling on Acting AG Blanche to withdraw a proposed DOJ rule that would shield department attorneys from independent ethics oversight.

BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & @ldadorg.bsky.social — w/ bipartisan group of 129 former federal & state judges — called on Blanche to withdraw a proposed rule exempting DOJ attorneys from state ethics oversight No lawyer should be exempt from ethics oversight--not even DOJ attorneys -TN

Over the past week the subject of the religious rhetoric from the Executive Branch has taken on new urgency. Church + State are separated per the Constitution, but the overtly religious messaging from the end of last week and this weekend is disturbing ⬇️ 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/u...

What has Pam Bondi achieved in her time as Attorney General? She will be known as the person who broke the DOJ. She has enthusiastically transformed the country’s pre-eminent law enforcement agency into the personal law firm of the President. 1/5

With Pam Bondi being fired, the attorney disciplinary complaint filed against her by @ldadorg.bsky.social before the Florida bar association can now proceed. #RuleOfLaw #AttorneyEthics ldad.org/letters-brie....