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Barr isn't the first powerful official to defy the courts and risk legitimizing contempt for the law

  • Written by Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
What message is Attorney General William Barr sending citizens in defying court order?Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

What happens to the rule of law when even the top law enforcement official in the land refuses to obey it?

That’s the question raised in a stinging rebuke of Attorney General William Barr and his Justice Department that...

Read more: Barr isn't the first powerful official to defy the courts and risk legitimizing contempt for the law

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