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Law
fromThe Nation
1 month agoJamie Raskin Just Told John Roberts: "The Emperor Has No Clothes"
Representative Raskin told federal judges that threats against them stem from public misunderstanding of judicial roles, urging the judiciary to clarify that judges interpret law rather than implement political preferences.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month agoLegalweek's Annual Judicial Panel: A Clear And Present Danger To Our Judges - And The Rule Of Law - Above the Law
Federal judges face escalating threats, harassment, and violence from those who disagree with their rulings, creating a crisis threatening judicial independence and the rule of law.
fromAbove the Law
3 months agoJudge And Wife Shot At Home - Above the Law
I worry about the safety of all our judges," she said. "As you work to peacefully resolve more than 1 million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe. Any violence against a judge or a judge's family is completely unacceptable. As public servants, you are dedicated to the rule of law.
Law
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months agoJudges Request More Security After Congressman Accuses Them Of Letting Alleged Rapist Off the Hook More Than a Dozen Times
His choice to employ rhetoric invoking violence, even for political grandstanding, carries real and dangerous consequences. Our foremost responsibility is to ensure that courthouse employees and every member of the public entering the Birch Building are safe and can access the justice system without fear of becoming casualties in what Mr. Ogles has described as a war' on elected officials.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
6 months agoJudge's Home Happens To Burn Down Day After Stephen Miller Claims Democrat Judges Shield 'Terrorists' - Above the Law
Since at least the Bush administration, designating someone or something as a terrorist or terrorism has been our equivalent of the John Wick universe's being declared excommunicado. Due process, the notion that someone would come to your aid if you were physically harmed, out the window. And while the designation hasn't lost any of its gravitas, the threshold you need to cross before getting called a terrorist has rapidly fallen over time. Per a recent White House release, merely having "anti-American views" - otherwise known as thought-crime - could get you on the list. As it turns out, even active members of the government aren't safe from the suspicion that they're actually terrorists in wait using their positions for dastardly ends.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
7 months agoFederal Judges Rip Supreme Court Overturning Trump Cases
In a series of rare interviews with NBC News, the judges discussed a pattern of the Supreme Court overturning lower court decisions by way of emergency rulings which, they say, used to be rare but have become increasingly common. The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to issue an emergency ruling in 23 cases, and the Court has sided with them in 17 of those instances often with little or no explanation to back their decisions.
US politics
Privacy professionals
fromBusiness Insider
1 year agoThe judicial branch wants Congress to know its budget has put judge safety at risk when threats are already up
Congressionally mandated funding shortfall endangers federal judges' safety amid rising threats.
Judicial officials are raising alarms over inadequate courthouse security due to budget cuts.
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