“Bow to the emperor”: 50 legal experts on the Trump presidency

October 25, 2025

Before the election, The New York Times Magazine surveyed 50 legal experts about what a second Trump term could mean for the rule of law.

A judge’s gavel is taped to the handle of an ax, which rests head down against a red backdrop.

Photo illustration by Derek Brahney

A year later, they’re very, very worried. →

Here’s how to save the American experiment. →

Lee Lozano leans on the ground in front of a large blackboard on which "Design Imagine" has been written.

She didn’t speak to other women for 28 years. What did it cost her? →

Ian Roberts, in a striped tie and suit, stands before a painting.

The superintendent’s bio seemed too good to be true. It was. →

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