Protecting Privacy of Judges Online New Focus for Durbin (1)

The No. 2 Senate Democrat is working to revive and expedite legislation aimed at protecting the private information of federal judges amid a sharp rise in violent threats.

“I think we can build bipartisan support for it,” Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill) told Bloomberg Government in an interview. “It’s a compelling issue.”

Durbin, who is both majority whip and Judiciary Committee chair, said he is working with lawmakers on a proposal that would keep private the addresses and other details about the nation’s nearly 900 federal judges.

New urgency on Capitol Hill comes amid heightened security concerns for public officials generally, ...