Judges tour the Midwest to offer unusual warning about attacks on courts
By The Washington Post
July 10, 2026 | Cole Reynolds | The Washington Post
A bipartisan group of former jurists took to the road on the “Justice in Motion” bus tour across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, delivering an unprecedented public warning about escalating political attacks on the legal system. The retired judges spoke at community town halls to explain how rhetoric and personal threats against bench members erode democratic norms, making the case for why an impartial judiciary must be defended across party lines. . . .