TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 6, 2022

In the days following the Jan. 6, 2020, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a major theme emerged in discussions among law school deans: "Without lawyers we have no democracy.” Now 14 deans have collaborated on a book breaking down the day’s events and illustrating the role lawyers play in protecting the rule of law. Beyond Imagination? The January 6 Insurrection is being released this week (pre-order on Amazon) and includes chapters on leadership, electoral politics, racism and the role of law schools in educating attorneys committed to upholding the rule of law. The deans say they hope the book will become the foundation for new law school classes, as well as continuing legal education sessions for lawyers, Reuters reports.