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Judges and Judiciary,
Constitutional Law

Dec. 1, 2025

Attacks on federal judges are putting our democracy at risk

Republican lawmakers' escalating attacks on federal judges reflect a broader campaign to intimidate the judiciary, threatening its independence and the rule of law.

Joseph W. Cotchett Jr.

Founding Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP

840 Malcolm Rd #200
Burlingame , CA 94010

Phone: (650) 697-6000

Fax: (650) 697-0577

Email: jcotchett@cpmlegal.com

UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA

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Attacks on federal judges are putting our democracy at risk
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One has only to pick up the paper every day to see the outrageous attacks on our third branch of government. On Nov. 18, six Republican senators demanded that Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of the District of Columbia be administratively suspended amid impeachment hearings in the House.

The letter to suspend Boasberg was signed by Sens. Schmitt, Mike Lee (R-UT), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), and Bill Hagerty (R-TN).

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