Progressive groups: Attacks on judiciary 'unprecedented constitutional danger'
Source: The Hill
04/03/25 4:28 PM ET
More than 80 national and local progressive groups are warning that the country is facing an “unprecedented constitutional danger” over recent attacks against judges by President Trump and his backers on Capitol Hill. The 81 groups said in a Thursday letter that Trump and his allies have threatened judges and law firms, along with introducing legislation to “undercut and intimidate the judicial branch.”
“As organizations representing millions of Americans, we are profoundly concerned by these sweeping proposals and the actions of President Trump, his administration, and his congressional allies to intimidate the judiciary, dismantle the rule of law, and weaponize the executive branch,” the groups wrote in the four-page letter.
“The Trump administration’s authoritarian actions threaten a system of checks and balances that has safeguarded our democracy for nearly 250 years,” they said.
The progressive organizations pointed to public statements from the administration, including Vice President Vance writing on social platform X in early February that “judges aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power.”
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5230843-national-groups-warn-judges-threats/
Link to PRESS RELEASE - Over 80 Organizations Warn of “Unprecedented Constitutional Danger” As Trump Allies Attack U.S. Courts
Link to LETTER (PDF) - https://standupamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Coalition-Sign-On-Letter-Responding-to-Trumps-Assault-on-Judiciary-Rule-of-Law.pdf