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Governor warns against attacks on the judiciary, urges defense of the rule of law
Summary
In a brief gubernatorial address, the governor warned that efforts to intimidate courts and to target law firms through executive actions threaten the separation of powers, invoked Watergate as a historical parallel and urged citizens to defend constitutional norms.
Governor Janet Nils delivered a short address warning that recent efforts to intimidate courts and to pressure legal professionals threaten the separation of powers and the rule of law.
She framed the remarks as grounded in her oath "to uphold the constitution," calling the constitution the "great equalizer" that protects the vulnerable. "The law is neither red nor blue," the governor said, adding that the rule of law "is the thing that protects all of us, especially the weak and the vulnerable."
The governor cited Watergate as an historical example of political loyalty…
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