Ex-Federal Judges Group to Defend Judicial Independence (1)

May 1, 2025, 3:03 PM UTCUpdated: May 1, 2025, 7:11 PM UTC

A group of 20 former federal judges have formed a coalition to defend the “independence and integrity of the judiciary” as threats against the courts and individual judges mount under the Trump administration.

Members of the Article III Coalition have signed onto a letter made public Thursday in which they “pledge not only to keep our Republic, but to strengthen it. To defend the rule of law. To protect the independence of the judiciary. To kindle and inspire an informed citizenry. And to dedicate ourselves to the unending duty of protecting our sacred democracy.”

The nearly two dozen former circuit ...

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