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US Supreme Court's Roberts says personal hostility aimed at judges has 'got to stop'

On March 17, Chief Justice John Roberts warned at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston that 'Personally directed hostility is dangerous and it's got to stop'.
After the court's tariff decision last month, federal judges faced increased threats, following criticism from President Donald Trump, who renewed attacks on the six justices.
Answering U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, Roberts said at the Baker Institute that 'Judges around the country work very hard to get it right, and if they don't, their opinions are subject to criticism' but warned personal hostility is dangerous.
The chief justice's rare public rebuke stressed that Roberts urged prominent figures to dial down rhetoric, warning attacks come from "all over" and can be dangerous without naming President Donald Trump.
Roberts has previously warned about threats to judicial independence, noting his 2024 report singled out violence and intimidation as 'illegitimate activity' and rebuked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's 2020 remarks.

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