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US Supreme Court's Roberts says personal hostility aimed at judges has 'got to stop'
Chief Justice Roberts cautioned that personal hostility toward judges threatens judicial independence amid rising threats after rulings against the Trump administration, U.S. Marshals reported 564 threats last year.
- On March 17, Chief Justice John Roberts warned at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston that 'Personally directed hostility is dangerous and it's got to stop'.
- After the court's tariff decision last month, federal judges faced increased threats, following criticism from President Donald Trump, who renewed attacks on the six justices.
- Answering U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, Roberts said at the Baker Institute that 'Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don't, their opinions are subject to criticism' but warned personal hostility is dangerous.
- The chief justice's rare public rebuke stressed that Roberts urged prominent figures to dial down rhetoric, warning attacks come from "all over" and can be dangerous without naming President Donald Trump.
- Roberts has previously warned about threats to judicial independence, noting his 2024 report singled out violence and intimidation as 'illegitimate activity' and rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's 2020 remarks.
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West Hawaii TodayChief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are ‘Dangerous’ and Must Stop
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday denounced personal attacks aimed at judges and justices, calling them “dangerous.”
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Chief Justice Roberts: 'Hostility towards judges is dangerous and it’s got to stop'
(The Center Square) – Personal hostility toward judges can be dangerous and has to stop, Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday, when he discussed a range facing the judicial branch at a Rice University Baker Institute of Public Policy event…
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