Federal judges who’ve ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families
In the United States, a CBS News “60 Minutes” investigation (broadcast June 7, 2026, at the edge of this reporting window) reported that federal judges who have ruled against the Trump administration are facing escalating intimidation, including death threats, “swatting,” bomb threats, and doxxing directed at them and their families. The program spoke with 26 federal judges—both Democratic and Republican appointees—many of whom said they feel under siege, with the families of at least 11 judges targeted after adverse rulings. Reporting indicates roughly 400 judges were threatened in the past year, an increase of about 78% over four years, straining the U.S. Marshals Service. Judges and commentators link surges in threats to the President’s public attacks on individual jurists, while the White House has dismissed any connection. The story is relevant as a prominent account of judicial independence in the U.S. being tested through intimidation rather than formal legal change.