Join the Democracy Center and the Department of Political Science for the 2026 Cutler Lecture: "An ER for the Rule of Law: Lawyering in an Era of Democratic Erosion." What role can courts and lawyers play in protecting democracy from political leaders who aim to undermine democratic institutions? On Wednesday, February 25, at 5:00pm in 1400 Wegmans hall and at the livestream here, Sonia Mittal, Clinical Lecturer in Law and Associate Research Scholar in Law at Yale Law School, discusses the prospects and limits of courts as protectors of democracy. Mittal previously served as Senior Counsel and Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where she helped oversee one of the largest Department of Justice investigations in its history. She is an expert on the rule of law and constitutional failure in democracies throughout the world.