Beyond imagination? : the January 6 insurrection / Mark C. Alexander, Michèle Alexandre, Erwin S. Chemerinsky, Danielle M. Conway, Anthony W. Crowell, Garry W. Jenkins, Kevin R. Johnson, Jennifer L. Mnookin, Kimberly Mutcherson, Andrew M. Perlman, Carla D. Pratt, Theodore W. Ruger, Daniel P. Tokaji, Robert K. Vischer.
The assault on American democracy and a path forward / Mark C. Alexander. They who are called to serve / Michèle Alexandre -- Repairing democracy : on lawyers, trust, and leadership / Garry W. Jenkins -- The rise of the decanal collective voice / Danielle M. Conway -- Reflections on the post-2020 election challenges : on the critical importance of good faith and evidence / Jennifer L. Mnookin -- The primacy of electoral politics and our outdated checks and balances / Theodore W. Ruger -- Christian nationalism and the rule of law / Robert K. Vischer -- The color line : democracy, race, and the January 6th insurrection / Kimberly Mutcherson -- White supremacy's threat to U.S. democracy / Carla D. Pratt -- Can law schools help save democracy? / Erwin S. Chemerinsky -- The rule of law and how President Trump reminded us of the value of a legal education / Kevin R. Johnson -- Civic anemia : law schools should give boosters to counter its effects / Anthony W. Crowell -- Election law, democracy, and legal education / Daniel P. Tokaji -- The assault on American democracy and a path forward / Mark C. Alexander.
Summary:
"The United States is a nation of laws, and its Constitution and the rule of law have allowed it to confront and successfully navigate many threats to democracy throughout the nation's complex history, including a Civil War. All of these threats challenged the nation in various ways, but never has there been a challenge to the truth of our elections like what happened on January 6, 2021.The Insurrection represents a turning point in America's history. In addition to the unprecedented assault on the U.S. Capitol, members of the government sought to undermine an election and supported an attack on the government. Exposing the issues that led us to January 6, this book brings together 14 deans of American law schools to examine the day's events and how we got there, from a legal perspective, in hopes of moving the nation forward towards healing and a recommitment to the rule of law and the Constitution"-- West Academic website.
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