Seeking to impeach a judge for ruling against Trump in a case challenging the attempt to require states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive federal highway funds
H. Res. 241, Judge McConnell
Threats to the Rule of Law
Under the Trump administration, attacks on the rule of law and the justice system are coming from all angles. It can feel impossible to keep track of legislation, executive orders, statements from right-wing media, and more–so let us do it for you.
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Threats By Trump & Allies
Seeking to impeach a judge for ruling against Trump in a case challenging the establishment of DOGE
H. Res. 143, Judge Engelmayer
Seeking to impeach a judge for ruling against Trump in a case challenging the dismantling of USAID
H. Res. 246, Judge Chuang
Seeking to impeach a judge for ruling against Trump in a case protecting Americans’ financial information from improperly being accessed by DOGE
H. Res. 145, Judge Engelmayer
Seeking to impeach a judge for ruling against Trump in the Alien Enemies Act case
H. Res. 229, Chief Judge Boasberg
Politicize judicial security
At a hearing held by two Senate Judiciary subcommittees, Republican Senators sought to politicize judicial security, claiming that Democrats only care about judicial security now that Trump is in office. However, two major judicial security bills passed in the last Congress and were signed into law by President Joe Biden.
Use hearings to smear judges who uphold the law against Trump
At a hearing held by two Senate Judiciary subcommittees, Republican Senators pretended the fact that judges are ruling against Trump at an unprecedented rate has nothing to do with the merits, but instead is about the judges’ “politics.” This despite the fact that Trump appointees and judges from Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, and West Virginia, among others, are on the list of those who’ve ruled against Trump.
Limiting the ability of judges to check executive overreach
Several Republican members of Congress introduced legislation designed to limit the ability of lower court judges to check likely illegal policies issued by the Trump administration.
Allowing the Executive Branch to defy court orders
Republicans in the House introduced a provision (page 116) intended to limit the ability for federal courts to enforce contempt citations. Passing this provision would make it difficult for all sitting judges to ensure litigants, including government attorneys, are being honest in court and that all parties are complying with orders from the court. While this provision didn’t make it into the Republican reconciliation bill, it may be moved through a different process.
Extending the Supreme Court’s immunity decision
Expanding on Chief Justice Roberts and other Supreme Court MAGA Justices’ decision in Trump v. US, which laid out expansive immunity for presidents in federal cases, Republicans are advancing legislation which seeks to extend this new immunity to senior administration officials, Vice Presidents and former Presidents and Vice Presidents.
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