In recent years, the term “lawfare” has gained prominence in legal and political discourse, referring to the strategic use of legal proceedings to harm, intimidate, or silence an adversary rather than to pursue justice in good faith, most notably brought to public awareness in the multi-year legal pursuit of President Donald Trump. Currently, the unprecedented plethora of cases against the Trump administration has the public and the Republican House of Representatives crying “lawfare,” instigated in a conscious effort to interfere with the president’s electoral mandate and his constitutional prerogatives. The Code of Conduct for United States Judges emphasizes that a judge must “act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.” When a judge takes up a case that appears designed to weaponize the law, he risks violating this principle.
Author: American Thinker
Published at: 2025-03-29 12:42:54
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