HomeThe following tools and organizations offer guidance for promoting democracy and the Rule of Law.
- DBA Public Forum on The Rule of Law: the Foundation of Our Democracy (June 9, 2025): https://youtu.be/VWEuKsVxfTE
- DBA Law Day keynote by Carl D. Smallwood (May 9, 2025): https://youtu.be/u_XnaC6xseo?si=_pxQkf8TOBzjCCa0
- Duke Law’s Bolch Judicial Institute: “How to Respond to Attacks on Judges and the Judiciary”
- American Board of Trial Advocates: “Protocol for Responding to Unfair Criticism of Judges”
- The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law – Divided Community Project: “Speaking Out to Strengthen the Guardrails of Democracy”
- American Bar Association
- “Rule of Law and the Courts” (community resource)
- “What is the Rule of Law” (community resource)
- Rule of Law in America CLEs free for ABA members; cost for non-members)
- “A Guide for Leading Community Discussions with Lawyers and Law Firms: What Lawyers Can Do to Defend the Rule of Law, Our Democracy and Our Elections”
- Additional resources from the ABA Task Force for American Democracy
- World Justice Project: Rule of Law Index
- National Center for State Courts: “Disarming Disinformation – Guidelines for Courts to Combat Threats”
- Washington State Bar Association: “Rule of Law Ambassadors Program” Toolkit
- Follow firms and other entities who have Executive Order Trackers and related task forces (this is not an exhaustive list)