A group of 20 former federal judges have formed a coalition to defend the “independence and integrity of the judiciary” as threats against the courts and individual judges mount under the Trump administration.
Members of the Article III Coalition have signed onto a letter made public Thursday in which they “pledge not only to keep our Republic, but to strengthen it. To defend the rule of law. To protect the independence of the judiciary. To kindle and inspire an informed citizenry. And to dedicate ourselves to the unending duty of protecting our sacred democracy.”
The nearly two dozen former circuit and district jurists appointed by Republican and Democratic administrations plan to appear at public forums and town halls across the country, directly engage with the media and public, and make public statements to “defend the constitutional role and independence of the federal judiciary,” according to a release accompanying the letter… READ MORE