The rule of law continues to crumble in the United States and internationally as Trump's sanctions against the Hague's ICC that reveal the extent of loss to the world, its need for change, and the power exercised by Trump in terms of dismantling International Law which exists with the consent of countries.

As reported by Robert Reich, always read the fine print. An entry in the Big Beautiful Bill, crawled out from under a rock killing the authority of the courts. If it passes justice is toast and Trump and whoever else gets annointed within the next ten years becomes the rule of law.

As reported by the People's Dispatch, May 19 - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the only permanent court in the world that can prosecute individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide. Trump is trying to shut it down with the reasoning that (1) arrests warrants against Yoav Gallant and Netanyahu are basis and (2) the court has no authority because Israel and the US are not members of the ICC, and finally, the ICC has historically hostile to the US. At a critical time, the ICC has been weakened by Trump's sanctions. It is one of many attacks the US President has made on the United Nations.

On May 29, 2025, Our Children’s Trust filed Lighthiser v. Trump, on behalf of 22 young people from Montana, Oregon, Hawai‘i, California, and Florida, asserting their constitutional rights to life, health, and safety. The constitutional rights lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s “unleashing” fossil fuels, anti-clean energy and anti-climate science Executive Orders, which exacerbate the climate crisis and worsen the youth plaintiffs’ climate and health injuries.  

Following his usual pattern of force feeding dismantlement of the US government by declaring yet another a DEI-related emergency, Trump halted millions in teacher training grants. The US Supreme Court put a hold on an order by a Massachusetts federal judge to reinstate more than $65 Million in grants that were terminated in February. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented writing that it was "beyond puzzling that a majority of the Justices conceive of the Government's application as an emergency."