I hope we will start criminalizing such abuses of the legal system. And not just the plaintiffs, but their lawyers. Lest this nation "founded on law" become,

I hope we will start criminalizing such abuses of the legal system. And not just the plaintiffs, but their lawyers. Lest this nation "founded on law" become, by extension, a nation (further) founded on corruption. Civil cases deserve and need to remain civil. But blatant and deliberate and self-serving abuse of the system -- here perhaps including perjury and a form of libel -- should, in extremis, cost people their freedom, their licenses, and their membership in civil society. I'm mindful of the need for room for civil protest and other forms of law breaking. The law does need to be challenged and refined -- constantly. I'm not sure how to draw the line between e.g. those two (as well as in other distinctions). But, something needs to be done, or our legal system is going to be reduced to simply another arena for power plays, devoid of other integrity. P.S. I'm mindful that extreme abuses already are criminal. But enough abuse goes unchecked, that either the line needs to move, or enforcement needs to be more active and thorough. The legal profession needs to better consider that it is not exceptional, it is like any other institution: If you don't keep your own house in order, you will fall.