#Judicial independence
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🇺🇸 Under Siege | Sunday on 60 Minutes
[USA]
Federal judges are under threat as never before. A 60 Minutes investigation found that judges who have ruled against the Trump administration have become top targets. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.
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🇺🇸 The State of the Union comes at a pivotal moment in Trump's 2nd term. Here are 5 questions ahead of the address
[USA]
"It's going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about," Trump said on Monday.
Related: #Political polarization, #Economic policy, #Foreign relations -
🇺🇸 Federal Judiciary Asks Congress to Give Over Control of Courthouses
[USA]
In a letter to lawmakers, the courts’ policymaking body claimed that the General Services Administration, part of the executive branch, had been slow to make crucial repairs.
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🇺🇸 Judge Bars Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Documents
[USA]
Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, slammed the former special counsel, Jack Smith, for drafting the report even after she had dismissed the case.
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🇺🇸 U.S. has a quarter fewer immigration judges than it did a year ago. Here's why
[USA]
The continued drain of personnel from the already strained immigration court system has contributed to depleted staff morale, mounting case backlogs — and floundering due process.
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🇺🇸 The Supreme Court’s Declaration of Independence
[USA]
The court’s rejection of President Trump’s tariffs program is the latest in a series of clashes between him and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
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🇬🇧 Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea
[United Kingdom]
<p>Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024</p><p>A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced the former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with ...
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🇺🇸 Trump's grand jury trouble: Citizens increasingly resist DOJ's attempts to indict
[USA]
A new count by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers suggests that federal prosecutors are facing increasing resistance from grand juries refusing to hand up indictments in highly charg...
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🇺🇸 Rubio bolsters Hungary's far-right leader days after push to mend U.S. ties in Europe
[USA]
America's top diplomat traveled to Hungary and endorsed that country's far-right prime minister, who is seeking his fifth straight term in office. Viktor Orban has cracked down on the media, civil soc...
Related: #U.S. foreign policy outreach, #Far‑right governance, #Media freedom and civil society, #Russia-Ukraine geopolitical influence -
🇺🇸 U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
[USA]
Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
Related: #Political appointments, #Executive power