By Isabella Torregiani
4:31pm PDT, Jun 30, 2025
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Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts is warning politicians to tone down their rhetoric against judges, calling the growing attacks "dangerous." His comments come just days after the Supreme Court handed President
Donald Trump a significant legal victory by limiting judges' ability to issue sweeping injunctions.
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Speaking at a judges' conference in North Carolina, John Roberts urged that rising political hostility toward the judiciary is putting lives at risk: "I've been compelled over the past few years to make statements about people on one side of the aisle – their views on judges – and on the other side," he said on Saturday, June 28. "It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who's doing his or her job is part of the problem," he continued. "And the danger, of course, is somebody might pick up on that. And we have had, of course, serious threats of violence and murder of judges just simply for doing their work." Roberts emphasized that the issue crosses party lines, adding that both Democrats and Republicans need to be mindful of their words and the consequences.
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John Roberts' latest comments came just after the Supreme Court ruled that lower courts cannot issue sweeping, nationwide injunctions — a decision viewed as a major win for President Donald Trump. The case specifically involved a group of Maryland parents fighting for the right to opt out their children from reading LGBTQ-themed books in school curriculums.
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Concerns over political violence aimed at the judiciary have grown in recent years. In mid-June, former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in an attack that also injured state Senator John Hoffman and his wife. The attack sparked calls for greater protection for public officials. Last year, Congress approved a $25 million budget to enhance security for Supreme Court justices. In response to growing disapproval of the courts, John Roberts pushed back, saying much of the criticism aimed at judges often comes from those unhappy with the outcome of cases: "It's not the judge's fault that a correct interpretation of the law meant that, no, you don't get to do this," Roberts said. "If it's just venting because you lost, then that's not terribly helpful."