News and Analysis

Ahead of Hungarian Elections, Report Analyzes Playbook to Repress Independent Media and Offers Recommendations for Reform
Date Released: February 10, 2026

New report warns that electoral reform proposals in Mexico should comply with legal safeguards to protect democracy
Date Released: January 14, 2026
 

New Report Finds Georgia's Autocratic Takeover Deepening, Calls for Sanctions on Officials
Date Released: September 3, 2025
 

Rule of Law Lab and Article 19 Senegal and West Africa Welcome Access to Information Bill, Urge Alignment with International Standards
Date Released: August 19, 2025
 

Amrit Singh, leading expert on the rule of law, to join NYU Law faculty
Date Released: April 4, 2025

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The following publications were published under the auspices of the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School prior to July 2025. If you would like a copy, please email: ruleoflawlab@law.nyu.edu.
 

Pause on the Telecommunications Bill: A Democratic Opportunity to Protect Free Expression
The Mexican Bar Association and the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School commend the decision to pause the legislative process of the proposed Telecommunications and Broadcasting Law, in order to allow for a broader and more informed discussion.

La Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, y el Laboratorio de Impacto del Estado de Derecho de la Facultad de Derecho de Stanford expresamos nuestro reconocimiento a la decisión de pausar el proceso legislativo de la iniciativa de Ley en Materia de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión, para
permitir una discusión más amplia e informada.

Date Released: May 4, 2025

Federal Electoral Tribunal’s Violation of Supreme Court Injunction and Exclusion of Judicial Branch Nomination Commission Confirms that the Implementation of Mexico’s Judicial Reform is Deeply Flawed
La violación de la suspensión de la Suprema Corte por parte del Tribunal Electoral y la exclusión del Comité de Evaluación del Poder Judicial de la Federación confirman que la implementación de la reforma judicial en México es profundamente problemática

Date Released: January 29, 2025

Joint Statement on Mexico’s Constitutional Amendment Threatening Judicial Independence
The Mexican Bar Association and the Rule of Law Impact Lab at Stanford Law School express grave concerns over Mexico’s recent constitutional amendment that replaces nearly 7,000 judges with elected ones, threatening judicial independence and the rule of law.

Date Released: September 16, 2024

An Independent and Adequately Funded Judiciary is Crucial for Upholding the Rule of Law in Mexico
An independent and adequately funded judiciary is crucial for upholding the rule of law in Mexico. Accordingly, the Mexican Bar Association and the Stanford Law School Rule of Law Impact Lab call on the Mexican Chamber of Deputies to reject the proposed substantial budget cut.

Date Released: September 25, 2023

El Universal: Reforming the reform is insufficient if the politicization of justice is not corrected
April 23, 2026

BBC's The Media Show: Hungary's media post Viktor Orbán defeat
April 22, 2026

The Guardian: From ‘stink bugs’ to ‘enemies of the people’: how Viktor Orbán blazed a trail for Trump’s media assaults
April 9, 2026

Control ciudadano o autopromoción estatal: ¿por qué la reforma electoral mexicana viola los estándares internacionales?
March 30, 2026

EU Observer: How Orbán systematically suffocated the Hungarian media over the past 15 years
February 19, 2026

The Guardian: Georgian MP who accused west of ‘blackmail’ appointed security chief as report warns of autocratic takeover
September 3, 2025

The Guardian: Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself
April 4, 2025

Foreign Policy: How the U.S. Can Fight for Georgia’s Democracy
March 26, 2025

The Guardian: The courts separate democracy from autocracy. Will Trump defy them?
February 16, 2025

NY Review of Books: Guatemala: Democracy Imperiled
February 13, 2025

Le Monde: Senegal: “The new regime must place fundamental rights at the heart of democracy”
January 15, 2025

Jurist: School Book Bans Undermine Democratic Values in US Education
November 25, 2024

Journal of Democracy: Mexico's democratic disaster
September 23, 2024

The New York Times: Electing Judges in Mexico? It’s a Bad Idea.
September 4, 2024

El Pais: A chance to support Mexico’s resistance to democratic decline – before it’s too late
June 21, 2023