Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · 6d

Autocrats have joined forces and are deploying common tactics to consolidate power. Why shouldn't democracy advocates learn across borders too?

Read the Lab's latest @democracyproject.bsky.social on why transnational learning is essential to restoring democracy democracyproject.org/posts/transn...

1 2

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · 29d

Join us next Friday in NYC or online for a discussion on the Rule of Law Lab's latest report, "Democracy Under Siege: Georgia's Autocratic Takeover" with the @remarquenyu.bsky.social

Read the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

RSVP: www.law.nyu.edu/events/democ...

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Read @theguardian.com coverage of our new report with Gnomon Wise Research Institute, which documents how authoritarian attacks have manifested in the country of Georgia.

Download the report: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover

Mamuka Mdinaradze appointed as study says his Georgian Dream party has consolidated control

www.theguardian.com

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

👉 Download the report and key recommendations on how to restore and strengthen democracy in Georgia: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

New Report Finds Georgia's Autocratic Takeover Deepening, Calls for Sanctions on Officials

www.law.nyu.edu

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Sep 3

How did Georgia 🇬🇪 go from a bastion of democracy to a model of autocratic decline in just a few years?

The Rule of Law Lab and Gnomon Wise Research Institute have released a first-of-its-kind report that records the Ivanishvili regime's repressive tactics to entrench authoritarian control.

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you to to The Inter-American Dialogue for hosting the Rule of Law Lab to discuss what's next for Mexico's judiciary.

A central theme of the discussion was how the new judicial reform reshapes the balance of powers and the composition of Mexico’s Supreme Court. thedialogue.org/analysis/onl...

2

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Le Lab et Article 19 saluent les mesures prises par le Sénégal en vue d'adopter la première loi sur l'accès à l'information du pays. Les organisations ont appelé à améliorer le projet de loi afin de le mettre en conformité avec les normes juridiques internationales. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Rule of Law Lab and @article19.bsky.social welcome Senegal’s steps towards adopting the country’s first access to information law. The organizations called for improvements to the bill to align it with international legal standards. www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab...

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

The Lab remains a non-partisan institute that studies and deploys legal tools, including legal research, documentation, litigation, and advocacy, to protect democracy and the rule of law around the world.

👉 Visit our website: www.law.nyu.edu/rule-law-lab

Rule of Law Lab

The Rule of Law Lab is a non-partisan institute which studies and deploys legal tools—legal research, documentation, litigation, and advocacy—in close collaboration with local practitioners and academ...

www.law.nyu.edu

1 2

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are pleased to announce that as of August 1st, the work of the Rule of Law Impact Lab will continue at @nyulaw.bsky.social as the Rule of Law Lab.

👉 Read the press release: www.law.nyu.edu/news/new-fac...

Amrit Singh, leading expert on the rule of law, to join NYU Law faculty

Amrit Singh, a human rights lawyer and expert on democracy and the rule of law, will join the NYU Law faculty in August as a professor of practice and faculty director of the Rule of Law Lab. Singh’s ...

www.law.nyu.edu

1 1 3

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · May 20

Este caso forma parte de un patrón más amplio de abuso de poder por parte del Ministerio Público en Guatemala. En 2024, publicamos un informe detallado sobre esta preocupante tendencia. Por encima de la ley: El Ministerio Público en Guatemala 🔗 law.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...

1 2

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · May 20

El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social condena el uso arbitrario de leyes antiterroristas en Guatemala contra los líderes indígenas Luis Pacheco y Héctor Chaclán. Protestar pacíficamente no es terrorismo. Lee nuestra declaración completa:

1 9 9

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Apr 28

If France wants to continue to be governed by the rule of law and not follow in the regressive footsteps of other declining democracies, it must respect the independence of its judiciary.

🇫🇷 Read the Lab's latest op-ed in
@mediapart.fr blogs.mediapart.fr/henri-thulli...

« L’Etat de droit, c’est moi »

Si la France veut continuer à être gouvernée par l’État de droit et ne pas suivre les traces régressives d’autres démocraties en déclin, elle doit respecter l’indépendance de la justice et rejeter le…

blogs.mediapart.fr

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Apr 4

"If the US is to be governed by the rule of law, lawyers and law firms cannot bow down to such unlawful assaults on the legal profession’s independence," writes @stanfordlaw.bsky.social's Amrit Singh & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social's David Cole in @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself | David Cole and Amrit Singh

In unprecedented orders, the president is targeting lawyers simply for filing cases he opposes. And firms are surrendering

www.theguardian.com

2 2 3

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Mar 26

Georgia was once considered a bastion of democracy, but lately it has been forced down an authoritarian path.

With few avenues left, continuing U.S. support will be crucial for sustaining its defense of democracy, writes our Amrit Singh in @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/23/g...

Georgia Shows Why U.S. Policy in Eurasia Is Dangerously Outdated

Unlike Washington, both China and Russia have developed continental designs for Eurasia.

foreignpolicy.com

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our Executive Director, Stanford Law Professor Amrit Singh, spoke with @theguardian.com's Ed Pilkington about increasing autocratization and the threat to judicial independence in the US viewed in comparative perspective.

🗞️ Read the story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law

Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions

www.theguardian.com

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Mar 7

El Lab ha participado en este debate. El año pasado, presentamos un amicus ante la
@scjn.bsky.social
, abogando por un marco legal que proteja la libertad de expresión y garantice una regulación equilibrada.

Conoce más sobre el trabajo del Lab aquí: law.stanford.edu/publications...

Brief on behalf of Article 19-Mexico by the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School | Stanford Law School

On January 12, 2024, the SLS Rule of Law Impact Lab and Article 19-Mexico submitted an international law amicus brief in the first case before the Mex

law.stanford.edu

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Mar 7

🆕Únete a Adriana García del Rule of Law Impact Lab de
@stanfordlaw.bsky.social
en este webinar sobre responsabilidad de intermediarios y libertad de expresión en América Latina del
Mexico Institute.
.

Mira la discusión completa aquí: www.wilsoncenter.org/event/freedo...

Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age: The Importance of Limiting Intermediary Liability

www.wilsoncenter.org

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Feb 16

If Trump were to defy the courts, the administration would cross a fundamental line demarcating constitutional democracy from autocracy. The Lab’s Amrit Singh @theguardian.com w/David Cole of @georgetownlaw.bsky.social draw examples from autocratic playbooks.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The courts separate democracy from autocracy. Will Trump defy them?

Thus far, the administration has pursued appeals. But remarks from JD Vance and Elon Musk echo authoritarians worldwide

www.theguardian.com

1

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Jan 30

Democracy starts in classrooms. Trump's Exec. Order censors teachers, creates a culture of fear and promotes discrimination. The Lab studied the damaging impacts of similar laws tested in Florida, alongside our partners @humanrightswatch.bsky.social & Florida Rising. law.stanford.edu/publications...

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Jan 29

The Rule of Law Impact Lab @stanfordlaw.bsky.social expresses deep concern over the recent actions of Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal, which violated a Supreme Court injunction and effectively transferred judicial nominations to political powers.

Read our full statement here:

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Jan 29

El Rule of Law Impact Lab de @stanfordlaw.bsky.social expresa su profunda preocupación por las recientes acciones del Tribunal Electoral en México, que violaron una suspensión de la Suprema Corte y transfirieron el control de las nominaciones judiciales a los poderes políticos.

Comunicado:

1 2 1

Reposted by Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law

Kate Doyle @katidoyle.bsky.social · Jan 27

Solid piece about the continuing challenges Guatemala's Pres. Arévalo faces with a corrupt Atty Gen, corrupt Congress, corrupt "anti-corruption" prosecutor, etc. If you can't get beyond the paywall, the newest info comes from an excellent report out of Stanford's 1/
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled | Aryeh Neier

Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration last year as president of Guatemala symbolized the revival of democracy in a notoriously corrupt country. A concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to o...

www.nybooks.com

1 4 3

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Jan 23

"The rule of law doesn’t break down overnight, and checks and balances don’t collapse in an instant. Tyranny takes time."

Meet people from around the world who missed the warning signs of tyranny taking root in their home countries.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World

Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

www.nytimes.com

Rule of Law Lab | NYU Law @ruleoflawlab.bsky.social · Jan 22

Bernardo Arévalo simbolizó el renacimiento de la democracia en Guatemala. Pero un esfuerzo concertado de las élites obstruccionistas amenaza ahora con destituirlo y traer de vuelta la represión.

Lea lo último de Aryeh Neier y nuestro Amrit Singh: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled | Aryeh Neier

Bernardo Arévalo’s inauguration last year as president of Guatemala symbolized the revival of democracy in a notoriously corrupt country. A concerted effort by obstructionist elites now threatens to o...

www.nybooks.com

1