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Threats against judges and courts surge 387%, to 4,511

By Paul Bedard
Published June 9, 2022 2:15pm ET
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Threats against judges and courts surge 387%, to 4,511
The arrest on Wednesday of a potential assassin near the home of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is part of a surging trend of threats and violence against courts. While rarely reported on, there were over 4,500 threats last year, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, which handled the arrest of Nicholas Roske near […]

The arrest on Wednesday of a potential assassin near the home of Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is part of a surging trend of threats and violence against courts.

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