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Advertisement The message was clear: Nobody is above the law, not even a popular presidential contender who stood at the gates of power.
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Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
That’s when England’s Magna Carta established the principle that government is not above the law.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Last July, the Supreme Court created a right to Presidential Immunity that is nowhere to be found in the language of the Constitution and inconsistent with the principle that no man is above the law.
—Michael Dell, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
At the time, Israeli military officials emphasized that no one was above the law, while right-wing protesters argued soldiers shouldn’t be punished for mistreating Palestinians accused of partaking in terrorist activities.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Cole Stangler, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
That’s when England’s Magna Carta established the principle that government is not above the law.
—Jennifer Selin, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
Last July, the Supreme Court created a right to Presidential Immunity that is nowhere to be found in the language of the Constitution and inconsistent with the principle that no man is above the law.
—Michael Dell, TIME, 13 Feb. 2025
At the time, Israeli military officials emphasized that no one was above the law, while right-wing protesters argued soldiers shouldn’t be punished for mistreating Palestinians accused of partaking in terrorist activities.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Above the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/above%20the%20law. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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