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Without an Independent Judiciary, Our Rights Are Compromised

In May 2025, Judge Ketu Shah, who leads the King County Superior Court, addressed a gathering of more than 300 attorneys who renewed their professional oath at the King County Courthouse.
This event occurred amid rising public criticism and attacks that question judges' independence and personal motives, including a recent city councilmember's newsletter implying biased judicial decisions.
Judges take oaths to follow the constitution and apply reason, listening to all evidence, while parties appeal decisions through an orderly process ensuring multiple jurists review cases.
Over the past ten years, threats directed at judges have increased more than threefold, highlighted by the 2020 killing of a federal judge’s son and over 600 social media posts targeting judges’ relatives, which have been viewed more than 200 million times.
Shah warned that undermining judicial authority threatens the rule of law and everyone’s rights, stressing that judicial independence is essential for civil society and must be preserved.

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Bothell-Kenmore Reporter

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Without an independent judiciary, our rights are compromised | Guest column | Bothell-Kenmore Reporter

Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.

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Without an independent judiciary, our rights are compromised | Guest column | Courier-Herald

Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.

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Without an independent judiciary, our rights are compromised

Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.

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Without an independent judiciary, our rights are compromised | Guest column | Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

Lately, the rule of law has been in the news and there have been calls to impeach judges.

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State Intelligence Without Judicial Limit: A Risk to the Rule of Law?

When it comes to state intelligence, popular imagination often shoots at scenes typical of cinema, anchored in the spectacular actions of James Bond, the mythical character created by Ian Fleming. In his novel Casino Royale, published in 1953, this nameless agent is presented for the first time with “licence to kill”, identified only as 007. This character, emerged in the midst of the Cold War, consolidated in the collective imagination the figu…

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