"In eight years the military commissions ... put three people on trial. ... Meanwhile, the federal courts, our Article III, regular legal court system, has put dozens of terrorists in jail. ... The suggestion that somehow a military commission is the way to go isn't borne out."
Colin Powell, former Secretary of State
Impeachment/Threats Resources
General
- Stories Regarding Attacks on Judges. Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab blog
Impeachment & Political Threats
- Impeachment and Judicial Independence, American Judicature Society page
- Attacks on Judges: Why They Fail, American Judicature Society article
- Judicial Independence: Quotes from Key Editorials, American Bar Association page
- Responses of Bar Leaders to Court Threats, American Bar Association page
- "Brown v. Board of Education, and Attacks on the Courts," Justice at Stake report
- "Crusading Against the Courts," Justice at Stake report
Physical Threats
- "How Judges Cope with Everyday Threats on the Job," Christian Science Monitor article
- "Protecting You From the 'Madness in the Shadows,' " 2009 National Judicial College article
- "Judicial Violence: Tipping the Scales," 2006 National Judicial College article
- Articles on Hal Turner case, Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab blog
Judges Facing Impeachment
- "Impeachment is not the answer for judge Bybee," Christian Science Monitor op-ed by Bert Brandenburg
- Articles on U.S. Appellate Judge Jay Bybee, Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab blog
- Articles on Texas Appellate Judge Sharon Keller, Justice at Stake's Gavel Grab blog
