When the press is provides the American people with misinformation (or even disinformation) that creates a serious danger to the foundations of our democracy. 3/3

In our democracy, the people select elected officials to represent them. In order to determine if those individuals are truly representing them, the American people need information on what they are doing and so they rely on a free press to provide them with the information they need. 2/3

"Otherwise, we're going to live in the kind of autocracy that I have seen around the world, where people are oppressed because there's no restraint on the elected officials."

Thank you again Judge Wolf for your courage in speaking out. 4/4

"That's the promise of the Declaration of Independence, and particularly the Constitution. We, the people, have delegated some power to elected officials, including the presidents, and the responsibility of the courts, in part, is to hold those officials to the limits of that delegated power." 3/4

"They rely on the support of the American people who want to live in a true democracy. If they want to have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, as they define it, then I think you need courts that will hold elected officials to the limits of the power delegated to them from the people." 2/4

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Our distinguished panel of judges and lawyers includes @cchristian-la.bsky.social, @ngertner.bsky.social, the Hon. Diane Kiesel, and LDAD Board Member & Retired Justice Peggy A. Quince. 2/2

"It is becoming clearer than ever that the rule of law in the White House has depended chiefly on norms — on government lawyers willing to raise objections when merited and to resign in protest if ignored, and on presidents who want to appear law-abiding." 2/2