Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey and a lead prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases, was abruptly fired from the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office in July 2025. No reason …
Month: July 2025
US considered charging Minnesota judges, lawyers in immigration crackdown, sources say
In a previously unreported investigation, the U.S. Justice Department explored bringing criminal charges against Minnesota judges and defense attorneys who suggested virtual court hearings to protect undocumented immigrants from arrest by federal agents. The FBI …
Hundreds of DOJ alumni warn Senate against Trump’s appellate judge nominee
More than 900 former U.S. Department of Justice employees have signed a letter warning the Senate Judiciary Committee against confirming Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third …
UN warns that lawyers are being imprisoned in Tunisia for speaking out
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has condemned the Tunisian government’s escalating repression of lawyers, warning that arrests and prosecutions of legal professionals for exercising free speech or defending politically sensitive clients pose a grave …
Bove Nomination Opposed by Judges Who Sat on the Same Bench
More than 75 former federal and state judges, including two retired members of the Third Circuit, have publicly opposed Emil Bove’s nomination to that same court, citing a pattern of misconduct, political entanglement, and disregard …
Twelve Hong Kong activists appeal convictions in landmark ’47 democrats’ case
Twelve pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have appealed their convictions and prison sentences in the landmark “47 democrats” case, which has become a global symbol of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent under the National Security Law. …
Hilbink (2021), “Constitutional Rewrite in Chile: Moving toward a Social and Democratic Rule of Law?”
Lisa Hilbink, “Constitutional Rewrite in Chile: Moving toward a Social and Democratic Rule of Law?” Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, vol. 13, no. 2 (2021): 223-234. Summary: Chile has often drawn the global spotlight, …
Hilbink, Ingram (2019), “Courts and Rule of Law in Developing Countries.”
Lisa Hilbink and Matthew C. Ingram, “Courts and Rule of Law in Developing Countries.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics (23 May 2019). Summary: Under what conditions can courts be effective and the rule of law …
KuKubal (2024), “Judicial Relational Legal Consciousness: Authoritarian Backsliding As A Catalyst Of Change.”
Agnieszka Kubal, “Judicial Relational Legal Consciousness: Authoritarian Backsliding As A Catalyst Of Change.” Journal of Law and Society, vol. 51, (2024): 45-65. Summary: In the context of Poland’s authoritarian backsliding between 2015 and 2023, this …
Hanelt, Vincze (2025), “Managing Courts in Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: Co-Optation, Repression and Resistance in Hungary.”
Etienne Hanelt and Attila Vincze,“Managing Courts In Competitive Authoritarian Regimes: Co-Optation, Repression And Resistance In Hungary.” Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft (2025): 1-20. Summary: This chapter investigates how attorneys, particularly judges, navigate judicial backsliding in Hungary’s competitive …