Demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court building on April 24, 2024, as arguments were heard in "Moyle v. United States," the first challenge to a state abortion law since the court's 2022 decision in "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" overturned the right to an abortion. Photo: Eden Jackson Landow/ALM US Supreme Court Doesn't Need Defenders—It Needs Reformers
In a recent editorial by the Wall Street Journal, a Big Law partner decries the toxic rhetoric aimed at the court as damaging public respect for the rule of law. But he ignores the much more toxic rhetoric against the justice system in general, Law Journal columnist Bennett L. Gershman writes.
September 23, 2024 at 08:14 PM
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United States Supreme Court
Given the scandals that have rocked the U.S. Supreme Court, it's understandable, albeit regrettable, that the editorial writers at the Wall Street Journal last week would claim the court "could use more defenders."
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