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  "path": "/opinion/2026/05/helping-ukraine-strengthen-judicial-independence-while-watching-it-erode-here-maureen-oconnor.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T09:46:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The Ukrainians know exactly what is at stake in the Rule of Law because they have lived the alternative: a system in which courts serve power instead of checking it. That is why U.S. justices, judges, lawyers, and citizens are organizing to protect judicial independence in this country, writes guest columnist Maureen O'Connor, who served as Ohio Supreme Court chief justice from 2011 to 2022.",
  "title": "Helping Ukraine strengthen judicial independence - while watching it erode here: Maureen O’Connor"
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