Overview

• Speaking at a New York Law School civics conference, she addressed law students, judges and others about democratic literacy.
• She questioned whether Americans grasp the difference between a president and a king and pressed for more robust education on the rule of law.
• Without naming President Trump, her remarks echoed her 2024 dissent that warned broad immunity makes a president "a king above the law."
• Reporters note her comments come as the court’s conservative majority has frequently allowed the administration’s unilateral actions to proceed during ongoing legal challenges.
• She criticized lawyer-legislators who propose criminalizing speech, cited a poll showing weak youth support for democracy, and said students are the best hope to fix today’s mistakes.