4/28/24

Wyoming judge sounds alarm on mounting violence

Ginned up by Donald Trump attacks against judges, poll workers, hospitals and public officials will increase in number and severity according to the US Marshals Service.
The agency, responsible for the protection of 2,700 federal judges and more than 30,000 federal prosecutors and other court personnel, has seen a sharp rise in threats related to the country’s bitter political divisions, Marshals Director Ronald Davis told Reuters in a recent interview. [Exclusive: Threats to US federal judges double since 2021, driven by politics]
In Wyoming and other western states Trump's followers are targeting Bureau of Land Management district offices as conservation gains equal ranking under the Federal Land Management Policy Act.
Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Kate Fox said that she's alarmed by the trends. She's working diligently to increase awareness, and security measures, in courthouses and communities across the Cowboy State. It's the trial court judges who have a lot more interaction and who tend to get a lot more threats of violence. [Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks on the need for increased security as threats to judges spike]
It’s impossible to imagine a more committed insurrectionist than the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee who gleefully incites his disciples to render a bloodbath on his political enemies.

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