Society for the Rule of Law

The argument of our time comes down to one question: Are we going to have the rule of law in America or not? The rule of law requires an active defense. We're making that case in Checks & Balances, our new newsletter.

NEW: The Trump Administration's mass deportation efforts are a cruel, violent affront to the values of our nation. @ilyasomin.bsky.social contends that, even if governments cannot or should not eliminate all migration restrictions, many steps can be taken to lessen the brutality.

@greggnunziata.bsky.social: "[T]his investigation reflects a Justice Department eager to punish people who have had the temerity to criticize the president or in any other way challenge his authority." When will GOP senators finally take a stand against this systematic abuse of power?

Trump’s $1.8 billion fund exemplifies the corrupt abuse of government power to punish his enemies and reward his friends, including those willing to break the law for him.

The Rule of Law depends on more than institutions. It depends on people. Join the Society for the Rule of Law and help defend due process, independent courts, constitutional limits, and equal justice under law.

NEW: We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Rule of Law Ambassadors Program. Law students and scholars dedicated to constitutional governance, the separation of powers, and a rule of law that goes beyond partisan politics are encouraged to apply.

"In Scalia's eyes, the Constitution was neither living nor dead. It was an enduring and binding legal text.”
 James Rosen, author of Scalia: The Supreme Court Years, 1986–2001, joined Society for the Rule of Law Executive Director @greggnunziata.bsky.social to discuss his latest book.

Setting this slush fund’s value at $1.776 billion invokes the American Revolution, which rejected this kind of one-man rule. It’s incompatible with the ideals of the American Revolution. The Society for the Rule of Law Institute calls for its immediate dissolution.

"Anyone who thought Democratic prosecutors were overzealous towards Mr Trump should be boiling now. The president claims to want to end the weaponization of the law. Of course the way to end it is to end it not turbocharge it." — @greggnunziata.bsky.social Society for the Rule of Law Exec. Director

“Senior DOJ leadership has willingly put politics before the law, servility to the president before their oaths, and overseen the destruction of the department.” — @greggnunziata.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law

The Society for the Rule of Law Institute has issued a Statement on the "Anti-Weaponization Fund." Read the full statement here: chkbal.substack.com/p/society-fo...

TOMORROW: Join us to listen to acclaimed journalist and author James Rosen discuss Justice Antonin Scalia's Supreme Court tenure. We look forward to discussing Scalia and the Rule of Law on Wednesday, May 20th at 4:30 PM EST. www.youtube.com/live/xn4pI-Z...

We are excited to announce our upcoming webinar on "Scalia: the Supreme Court Years I 1986-2001" with James Rosen. Join us on Wednesday, May 20th, at 4:30 PM ET as we further discuss Rosen’s work and the lessons that Scalia’s life and work hold for the Rule of Law. www.youtube.com/live/xn4pI-Z...

Happening in just a few hours. We're looking forward to seeing you all there.

How can we uplift Congress from its current state? Tomorrow, we're hosting a new webinar: "The Means of Our Conservation - Three Ways to Reimagine American Democracy." Join us on Thursday, May 14th at 4:30 PM EST. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePR2...

How can Congress, a branch so crucial to good governance and upholding our constitutional checks and balances, restore the confidence of the American people?

 Join our webinar on May 14, “The Means of Our Conservation”- Three Ways to Reimagine American Democracy, as we explore proposed solutions.

The Society for the Rule of Law is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Rule of Law Ambassadors Program. Law students committed to constitutional governance and the separation of powers are invited to apply:

"Character is essential because norms and customs depend on the president choosing to uphold them." Presidential historian @lmchervinsky.bsky.social on Article II, the question "can the president do that?" and why the framers left so much to character:

Charter member Chris Truax in USA Today on the revived Comey indictment: "A naked abuse of prosecutorial power in which the facts and the law are irrelevant." AG Bondi wouldn't take up the case. Acting AG Blanche did.

Healthy republics need functioning legislatures to limit executive power. Without that limit, you no longer have a democracy. Mark Strand, a 24-year Capitol Hill veteran, discusses Congress’s paralysis and what would be needed to revive it.

What governs U.S. military action in Iran, statutorily and constitutionally? SRL convened Scott R. Anderson and Jamil Jaffer for a conversation on war powers. Moderated by Executive Director @greggnunziata.bsky.social.

During our Iran, Congress, and the Future of War Powers webinar, Scott R. Anderson discusses why courts avoid these cases.

The rule of law depends on "hydraulic pressure" between the branches of government. When Congress fails to push back, the judiciary cannot either. Power naturally shifts to the president. That's the warning from national security lawyer Jamil Jaffer at SRL's war powers panel.

The Constitution's central premise is that liberty requires divided authority. @greggnunziata.bsky.social's new Atlantic piece argues the conservative legal movement helped erode that premise and now has to be the one to rebuild it.

The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency. Now it must reckon with the system it helped create. @greggnunziata.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Society for the Rule of Law, in @theatlantic.com.

As the Supreme Court hears arguments in RNC v. Barbara today, one question matters: can a President rewrite the Constitution with the stroke of a pen? The Society for the Rule of Law says NO. Read our amicus brief: tinyurl.com/3udjsub3

Who decides when an election is over? Federal courts shouldn't invent deadlines Congress never imposed.

Congress Should Create a Private Right of Action for Those Hurt by ICE open.substack.com/pub/chkbal/p...

It is unfathomable and unconscionable that the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have no remedy for the wrongs done to them. Congress should create a private right of action for those harmed by ICE so agents who break the rules face consequences. @rosenzweigp.bsky.social explains:

The executive branch is choosing AI winners and losers without congressional approval or due process. Today, a federal court considers the Anthropic ban. But ultimately, it's Congress’s role to establish national AI policy.
 SRL Board President Alan Raul explains: