“Recently, the chief justice said the rule of law is endangered, and he was not crying wolf,” Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said. “The rule of law has declined worldwide for the past seven years.” “We are not here to win a popularity contest, but these words do matter,” McKeown added. “Calls for impeachment” of U.S. judges and “these current attacks on the judicial system … are unprecedented.”
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J.McKeown Speaks Up for Justice
The Recorder has 'He Was Not Crying Wolf': Speakers Amplify Roberts' Comments on 'Endangered' Rule of Law --"These current attacks on the judicial system ... are unprecedented," Senior Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the Ninth Circuit said during a Speak Up for Justice virtual rally championing the rule of law.