Senate Moves To Beef Up Security For Local Judges

Axios reports:

A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to provide federal support for state and local judges’ security, Axios has learned. The Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence Resource Center, according to a press release first shared with Axios Wednesday.

The bill is being introduced by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.).

Coons, in a statement, said, “Unfortunately, heightened polarization and partisanship has coincided with a spike in threats and attacks on members of the bench that endangers the independence of our justice system.”

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SCOOP: A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to provide federal support for state and local judges’ security after a 2020 shooting at the home of Judge Esther Salas that killed her son and wounded her husband.https://t.co/g2PqzT5FmX

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