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On the eve of a new year and a second Trump presidency, Chief Justice John Roberts issued a stark warning to the incoming administration, members of Congress and the public about threats to the ...
In hindsight, some judicial decisions were wrong, sometimes egregiously wrong. And it was right of critics to say so," he wrote. ... The U.S. Marshals Service reported that threats against judges ...
Threats against federal judges and prosecutors have more than doubled in recent years, with threats against federal prosecutors rising from 116 to 250 from 2003 to 2008, [50] and threats against federal judges climbing from 500 to 1,278 in that same period, [51] [52] prompting hundreds to get 24-hour protection from armed U.S. marshals.
Chief Justice John Roberts flagged threats to the judicial system in his year-end review. He wrote that disgruntled lawmakers and litigants pose a threat to judicial independence.
In response to a hypothetical question posed by Judge Pan about whether a U.S. president could order SEAL Team Six to assassinate a political rival, Sauer argued that unless the President were subsequently impeached and convicted for said unlawful order, the President could not be criminally prosecuted. [33]
The judicial power shall extend to all the cases enumerated in the constitution. As the mode is not limited, it may extend to all such cases, in any form, in which judicial power may be exercised. It may, therefore, extend to them in the shape of original or appellate jurisdiction, or both; for there is nothing in the nature of the cases which ...
WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials ...
From the creation of the federal courts by the Judiciary Act of 1789, judges had the power to summarily punish those who obstructed justice by holding them in contempt of court. [19] [20] A scandal in 1830 led to reform of the contempt law and the creation of obstruction of justice as a separate offense.