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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, …

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Biden Signs Executive Order 14006 to End Federal Private Prison Contracts, But Excludes Immigration Detention

2021-01-26 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Joe Biden signs Executive Order 14006, titled “Reforming Our Incarceration System to Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities,” directing the Attorney General to not renew Department of Justice contracts with privately operated prisons. The order …

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