Stephen Vladeck

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Emergency Request to Silence Immigration Judges, First Major Loss on Shadow Docket

2025-12-19 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, delivered the Trump administration its first significant defeat on the emergency “shadow docket” since April 2025, refusing to block a lower court ruling that allows immigration judges to proceed with their First Amendment lawsuit challenging a …

Supreme Court of the United States Donald Trump National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ) Department of Justice 4th Circuit Court of Appeals +3 more supreme court immigration-judges first amendment free speech shadow docket +5 more

Congressional Hearing Exposes Systematic Judicial Intimidation Tactics

2025-05-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a critical hearing investigating unprecedented threats to judicial independence in 2025, documenting rising levels of violence, intimidation, disinformation, and defiance of lawful court judgments. Testimony revealed a disturbing pattern of physical threats, …

Senate Judiciary Committee Chief Justice John Roberts U.S. Marshals Service Supreme Court Justices Dick Durbin +5 more judicial-intimidation constitutional-crisis judicial-independence congressional-oversight threats-to-democracy