Courts serve as a critical safeguard for constitutional rights against political and special interests. An independent judiciary, free from outside influence, is foundational to the U.S. legal system.

Judicial independence may seem like an esoteric subject, the kind of stuff that excites judges and lawyers but means little to the rest of us. Whether courts are free from political influence or ...

“A judiciary independent of a king or executive alone, is a good thing; but independence of the will of the nation is a solecism, at least in a republican government.” — Thomas Jefferson President ...

In times of democratic strain, clarity must come not only from scholars and journalists but also from those who have sworn to uphold the Constitution with impartiality and courage. This first piece in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Neil Gorsuch emphasized “the importance of an independent judiciary” on Monday in opening remarks to a Senate Judiciary Committee bitterly divided over his nomination to the ...

In May, over 300 attorneys came to the presiding courtroom in the King County Courthouse and re-affirmed their attorney oath for Law Day. In over 30 years around the courthouse, I have never seen that ...

“We the People of the United States. …” These memorable words start the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which was signed 238 years ago by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner commented on the increasing dangers for judges, commended the resolution ...

Judicial independence may seem like an esoteric subject, the kind of stuff that excites judges and lawyers but means little to the rest of us. Whether courts are free from political influence or ...