By AAROL Member Malcolm Russell-Einhorn. Against the backdrop of America’s Constitution Day on September 17, many pundits and ordinary citizens have asked whether the country is approaching, or in, a constitutional crisis. After all, in recent months, the nation has witnessed the Trump Administration flooding the zone of federal governance with scores of legally dubious, […]
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Constitution Day series | Why the Rule of Law Matters—The View of a U.S. Diplomat (ret.)
Guest Post by Alain G. Norman, MSc, JD September 17th is Constitution Day, a day to remember and celebrate the remarkable American Constitution and Bill of Rights, which have, for some 250 years, served as a touchstone for those “yearning to breathe free,” as the poet put it, both in the United States and around […]
What I Learned About Judicial Independence and Accountability in the United States from Working in Central and Eastern Europe
Guest Post by Jim Moliterno By 2004, when I was invited to participate in my first justice-building project abroad, I had already spent 22 years teaching and writing about lawyer and judicial ethics issues in the US. I was already a tenured, full professor at the College of William & Mary Law School. I thought […]
The Irony of Promoting Administrative Justice
Guest post by Howard Fenton In 1996 I traveled to the newly independent Ukraine to talk with Ukrainian judges about American administrative law. The Ohio Supreme Court had contracted with USAID to provide training to the judges across the full range of American law utilizing Ohio judges and law professors. I volunteered to lecture on […]
Countering Disinformation about USAID and its Rule of Law Programs
Although USAID has been almost entirely dismantled, disinformation concerning the effectiveness and importance of its mission continues to be disseminated, as epitomized by the July 31, 2025 interview that Ross Douthat of the New York Times conducted with Jeremy Lewin who now oversees all surviving USG international assistance. According to Mr. Lewin, USAID was an […]
