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.

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.

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State supreme courts are typically the final word on state law. • Significant rulings in areas including abortion rights, gerrymandering, ...

Memo in Opposition - The Fund For Modern Courts

Modern Courts opposes attacks on the independence of the Judiciary. Provisions of. Senate 4001-A and 4005-B that would impose unnecessary and intrusive ...

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), ...

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, ...

White Paper: State Judicial Conduct Commissions—The Challenge ...

Judicial conduct commissions typically consist of judges, lawyers, and non-lawyers (so-called “public members”). Commission members are selected and appointed ...

State Constitutional Trends & Legislative Assaults on Judicial ...

State courts and constitutions are increasingly in the public eye, and this has prompted an increasing number of threats to judicial ...

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.

State Judges Must Guard Their Independence - State Court Report

The legislative assault on state supreme courts is one of the greatest threats to our system of checks and balances.

Threats to the Rule of Law Posed by the Supreme Court's 2023 Term

The Major SCOTUS Cases: Threats to the Rule of Law Posed by the Supreme Court's 2023 Term · Demand Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices.

Brennan Center on X: "In 2023, 15 new state laws limiting state ...

In 2023, 15 new state laws limiting state courts' independence were enacted, up from 5 in 2022. Read the full report in our latest ...

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 ...

The Impact of State Legislative Activity On Judicial Independence

In a political system where state supreme court justices are expected to release impartial decisions, there are legislatures that will propose ...

Judiciary News | United States Courts

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has named five new chairs of Judicial Conference committees and extended the term of five current chairs by one year.

All Info - S.3984 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Countering Threats ...

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

2023-2024 Supreme Court Term Review - Alliance for Justice

Historians will likely list the 2023-2024 United States Supreme Court term as one of the most consequential in American history.

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.

The Evolving Landscape of Administrative Law | Insights

Key U.S. Supreme Court decisions in recent years have significantly cabined the role of federal agencies and opened the door to new avenues for challenging ...

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, ...