nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/56a01d171ba9707d DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250326s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/56a01d171ba9707d doi eng 342 23 Cummings, Scott Author aut Stopping Autocratic Legalism in America – Before It Is Too Late Cummings, Scott Verfassungsblog 2025-03-26 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Department of Justice was meant as a declaration of war against lawyers. His words made clear that the most effective way to consolidate autocracy is by systematically dismantling the independent centers of power that support a healthy democracy, including the independent public prosecutor. As the Executive Orders targeting law firms underscore: the entire legal profession is next. This is no coincidence. CC BY-SA 4.0 Autocratic Legalism Democratic Backsliding Donald Trump Lawyers Trump Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker (DE-588)118834312 gnd Trump Donald | 1946- | Geschäftsmann Unternehmer Politiker Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/stopping-autocratic-legalism-in-america-before-it-is-too-late/ raw object