PBS: Bipartisan task force urges lawyers to defend America’s democracy and election integrity
Amna Nawaz of PBS reports on the American Bar Association’s task force to defend democracy by getting involved in election efforts.
Amna Nawaz interviews the co-chairs, Jeh Johnson, former Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama, and J. Michael Luttig, a former appeals court judge and a leading conservative legal voice.
A task force from the American Bar Association is urging attorneys to defend democracy against authoritarianism in the country.
In a statement, members of the task force urged attorneys to — quote — “answer the clarion call to defend America’s constitutional democracy and the rule of law” by getting involved in election efforts.