US Chief Justice John Roberts underscored the importance of judicial safety in his annual report released Saturday, saying “a judicial system cannot and should not live in fear.”
Roberts, however, didn’t explicitly reference any of the threats federal judges faced this year, including the man arrested outside of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home and charged with attempted murder.
Instead, Roberts focused on events from 65 years ago, recounting how a federal district court judge “was physically threatened” for his role in the desegregation of schools in Little Rock, Ark.
“The law requires every judge to swear an oath to perform his ...
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