Retired Judges STEP IN as Trump’s PRESSURES COURTS
January 26, 2026
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as posted by the channelLegal AF’s Ray Brescia is joined by Deborah Pearlstein, the Director of the Program in Law and Public Policy and Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University. They break down the events of the spring where multiple international law firms capitulated to the Trump Administration and describe the short- and potential long-term impacts of these efforts for democracy, the legal profession and the rule of law. They also discuss the formation of the non-partisan Keep Our Republic group which is made up of retired judges nominated to the bench by presidents of both major parties and others who have issued a set of Principles for the Independence of the Republic, which asks lawyers, among other things, to pledge to uphold the rule of law. You can read the principles and sign on to them at the link below.
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