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Retired Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig Claimed President Donald Trump Is 'Trapped' Like a Wild Animal

Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig said Donald Trump appears increasingly desperate before the 2026 midterms and warned of a possible constitutional dispute over Congress's transition.

International Business Times UK · Sep 22

Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’

Advocacy groups expand legal challenges and condemn president’s ‘self-serving attempts to take over midterms’

The Guardian - US · Sep 7

US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say

Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies

The Guardian - US · Apr 6

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Turmoil at US constitution museum as leader exits ahead of 250th anniversary

Leadership disputes claim of political motive for ousting Jeffrey Rosen, who was praised for non-partisan approach

The Guardian - US · Feb 18

‘Rogue president’: growing number of US judges push back against Trump

Pushback has come from judges appointed by Republicans and Democrats – and has slowed some extreme policies

The Guardian - US · Oct 21, 2025

Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump?

As a new term begins, the justices have continually failed to provide a check on presidential power – with disastrous consequences

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2025

The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America

The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2025

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John Roberts criticized by conservative ex-judge for ‘unforgivable reticence’ about Trump

J Michael Luttig tells how ‘disappointed’ he is in his friend the chief justice for not taking a stand against the president

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2025

Trump’s defiance of court orders is ‘testing the fences’ of the rule of law

Administration’s ‘unprecedented degree of resistance’ to judiciary undercuts its authority and weakens democracy

The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2025

White House says Trump is right to call for impeachment of ‘partisan judges’

Chief justice issued rebuke after Trump called for removal of Judge James Boasberg over immigrant deportation case

The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025

‘Lunatic’: Trump’s long history of abusing judges who oppose him

From ‘radical lunatic’, to ‘unhinged’ and ‘unfair’, Trump never holds back when showing disapproval of US judges.

Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025

Trump "declared war" on the rule of law

The criticism comes after the Trump administration defied a federal court order

Salon · Mar 19, 2025

Conservative former federal judge says Trump has ‘declared war’ on US rule of law

J Michael Luttig said a constitutional crisis is brewing due to Trump’s defiance of a court order over deportations

The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025

Retired Judge Criticizes Trump's Comments On Liz Cheney

Retired Judge Luttig criticizes Trump's violent rhetoric towards Liz Cheney, warning of consequences and threats to democratic values.

Retired Judge Urges Republicans To Reject Trump, Citing Betrayal

Retired Judge Luttig urges Republicans to prioritize country over party by rejecting Trump in upcoming election. He warns of the dangers of re-electing Tru...

Latin Times · Sep 10, 2024

Dick Cheney endorses Kamala Harris: A list of prominent conservatives voting blue in November

Dick Cheney and a growing list of high-profile Republicans are backing Kamala Harris, citing Trump as a threat to democracy.

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2024

Why did this conservative US judge endorse Kamala Harris?

What matters to Michael Luttig is getting past January 2025 with democracy intact. We can argue later about how to govern

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2024

Conservative judge endorses Harris and slams Trump as threat to democracy

Harris-Walz campaign has been courting support from prominent Republicans

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Retired Judge Endorses Kamala Harris Over Trump For 2024

Retired conservative Judge J. Michael Luttig endorses Vice President Kamala Harris over Trump, emphasizing defense of democracy and upholding constitutiona...

Salon · Feb 6, 2024

Experts torch Trump's SCOTUS "blunder"

"Weak" filing is littered with “arguments that have largely been picked apart," legal experts say

The Guardian - US · Jan 3, 2024

Trump asks US supreme court to review Colorado ruling removing him from 2024 ballot

Colorado supreme court issued ruling on Tuesday but in anticipation of appeal stayed it until 4 January

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2023

Colorado’s ruling to disqualify Trump sets up a showdown at supreme court

The conservative-dominated court, to which Trump appointed three stringent rightwingers, will pitch into the partisan fight

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2023

Trump’s violent rhetoric charts his campaign warpath

Republicans shrug at Trump's dangerous attacks while his authoritarian vision collides with multiple criminal and civil trials against him, Alex Woodward reports

The Guardian - US · Nov 21, 2023

Prominent conservative lawyers band together to fight Trump threat

George Conway, J Michael Luttig and Barbara Comstock create new legal group to ‘speak out against the endless stream of falsehoods’

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

Conservative lawyers to launch Society for Rule of Law to counter Maga movement

The group’s co-founders include retired Fourth Circuit judge J Michael Luttig, attorney George Conway, and former GOP Representative Barbara Comstock

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