Domare uttalar sig om hot mot rättsväsendets oberoende

Två federala domare har i ett nyligen fört samtal diskuterat de växande hoten mot amerikanska jurister och deras familjer.

Den sittande amerikanska distriktsdomaren Robert S. Lasnik och den tidigare distriktsdomaren Jeremy Fogel tog upp frågan under en intervju. De noterade en ökning av incidenter där domare under de senaste åren blivit utsatta för doxxing, swattning eller till och med mord. Domarna betonade att även om hot mot jurister har en lång historia, befinner sig situationen i dag på outforskad mark eftersom sådana handlingar nu kommer från presidenten och justitiedepartementet.

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