Are we losing faith in law?

I am honored by the invitation to contribute to this blog dedicated to matters of faith and law. In this inaugural post, I would like to consider whether our nation is losing its faith in law. In many respects, law is our national religion. We are "one nation under law" (to borrow from a recent PBS series). Are we losing our religion (to borrow from R.E.M.)? Confidence in the rule of law was the idea that gave birth to our nation. John Adams famously enshrined confidence

I am honored by the invitation to contribute to this blog dedicated to matters of faith and law. In this inaugural post, I would like to consider whether our nation is losing its faith in law. In many respects, law is our national religion. We are "one nation under law" (to borrow from a recent PBS series). Are we losing our religion (to borrow from R.E.M.)? Confidence in the rule of law was the idea that gave birth to our nation. John Adams famously enshrined confidence in the institution of l…