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Assaults on the Courts | Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center works to defend the rule of law when courts are under attack. We also track state legislative efforts to weaken or politicize the courts.

Legislative Assaults on State Courts in 2023

State lawmakers passed bills that made partisan changes to judicial selection, manipulated venue rules, and politicized judicial ethics.

Attacks on the Courts Present Real Threats - Missouri Courts

These are challenging times for courts around the country. For the last year, I have been urging Missouri lawyers, judges and civic leaders to help educate our ...

courthouse-security-incidents-trending-upward.pdf

What must courts do to counteract this trend? We live in a time when threats against judges and acts of violence in courthouses and courtrooms are occurring ...

Defusing the violence against judges, as courts under attack

Las Vegas law clerk Michael Lasso jumped into action last January when a judge was attacked in the courtroom. Lasso fought off the judge's ...

NCSC supports new legislation to protect state court judges from ...

NCSC and judicial partners support new legislation designed to assist state courts in addressing escalating threats of violence against judges, court staff, ...

The Left's Relentless, Unjustified Assaults on the Supreme Court's ...

John is Vice President for the Institute for Constitutional Government and Director of the Meese Center and Simon Center. The Supreme Court ...

S.3984 - Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act 118th ...

Summary of S.3984 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act.

Judicial security update | CCJ - Conference of Chief Justices

Numerous threats have also been made toward state and local judiciary members, including the October 2023 murder of Washington County Circuit Court Judge Andrew ...

Legislative Assaults on State Courts — 2022 - Upstate Action Alliance

New this year, though, is that legislators are introducing these bills in the shadow of a Supreme Court that is poised to remove or weaken major ...

Catching Up with State Courts

The State Court Report team has been building a database of notable state supreme court rulings across the country (more on that in a minute), ...

The Disturbing Trend of Threats and Violence Against Judges and ...

Here at home, we can add to the list these most recent incidents: the arrest of an armed individual near the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett ...

Code of Conduct for United States Judges

The Code of Conduct for United States Judges includes the ethical canons that apply to federal judges and provides guidance on their performance of official ...

The Supreme Court's Assault on Government Could Make the Far ...

The Supreme Court could strip power away from Congress and the president in several cases this term in ways that will make life worse for everyday Americans.

Statement of ABA President Mary Smith Re: Attacks on judges

CHICAGO, April 8, 2024 — Our courts and judges are under attack. Serious threats against judges have doubled since 2019, with 457 serious ...

Exclusive: Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven ...

Serious threats to US federal judges have more than doubled over the past three years, part of a growing wave of politically driven violence.

These Bills Aim To Curb the Power of the Courts - Democracy Docket

But another trend that shouldn't be overlooked is a growing number of proposed laws that directly target the judicial system. In many states, ...

S. Rept. 107-53 - THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY PROTECTION ACT

The purpose of S. 1099, the Federal Judiciary Protection Act, is to increase the criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening Federal judges.

Cases - Assault - Oyez

A case in which the Court held that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals was bound by Florida state law in considering a felony battery charge. Granted. Feb 23 ...

Supreme court judge given community order for assault | ABC News

Justice Gregory Geason was convicted of assault and emotional abuse or intimidation, after assaulting a woman in October last year.