Broad Coalition Sounds the Alarm on the Administration’s Politicization of Regulation Enforcement and Assaults on Judicial Independence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Decide Hannah Dugan by the Trump administration, Free Speech For Folks joined over 80 organizations and launched the next assertion warning concerning the administration’s harmful politicization of legislation enforcement and continued assaults on the judiciary:
“We’re deeply troubled by the Trump Administration’s actions concerning the arrest of a sitting choose in Milwaukee. Whereas the information are nonetheless rising, the style through which this arrest was dealt with—intentionally was a public spectacle by administration officers, together with the FBI Director—represents simply the newest instance of a broader marketing campaign in opposition to the judiciary and Individuals’ elementary freedoms.
“Donald Trump will not be a king, but his administration persistently works to erode judicial independence with intimidation techniques, public assaults on judges who subject what the Trump administration perceives to be unfavorable rulings, and blatant disregard for court docket orders. FBI Director Kash Patel’s public politicization of legislation enforcement on this matter demonstrates this administration’s calculated technique to weaken checks and balances by way of political theater designed to intimidate the judiciary. These assaults strike on the very coronary heart of our democratic system and have to be acknowledged for what they’re—a direct risk to the constitutional ideas that safeguard the freedom of all Individuals.”
Organizations:
All Voting is LocalAlliance for JusticeAmerican Structure SocietyAmerican Federation of TeachersAmerican Buddies Service CommitteeBend the Arc: Jewish ActionCause CommunicationsCBFD IndivisibleCenter for Media and DemocracyChinese for Affirmative ActionCitizen Motion of WisconsinCitizens for Accountability and Ethics in Washington (CREW)Coalition for Humane Immigrant RightsCoEDCommon CauseCommon DefenseCommunity Justice Clinic, Northwestern Pritzker Faculty of LawConnecticut Citizen Motion Group (CCAG)Consolidated Oregon Indivisible NetworkConstitutional Accountability Middle (CAC)Courtroom AccountabilityCovenant Baptist United Church of Christ, Washington DCDefending Rights & DissentDemand JusticeDisability Rights Schooling and Protection Fund (DREDF)Earthjustice ActionEmancipate NC, govt directorEnd Residents UnitedFaith in ActionFix the Courtroom
Free Speech For PeopleGlobal Research Affiliation of North AmericaHawai‘i Coalition for Immigrant RightsHeath and Heath, P.C.Immigrant ARCImmigrant Defenders Regulation Middle (ImmDef)Immigrant Justice NetworkImmigrant Authorized Useful resource CenterImmigrant Rights Clinic of Washington Sq. Authorized Providers, Inc.IndivisibleIndivisible Chicago AllianceIndivisible HawaiiJared S Kosoglad, PCLambda Authorized Protection & Schooling FundLeague of Conservation VotersMichigan UnitedMoveOnNational Affiliation of Social WorkersNational Employment Regulation Undertaking
Nationwide Homelessness Regulation Middle
Nationwide Attorneys Guild – ChicagoNational Girls’s Regulation CenterNorth Carolina For The Folks ActionPennsylvania Stands UpPeople For the American WayPeople Energy UnitedPeople’s Motion InstitutePeople’s Parity ProjectPeople’s Regulation OfficePositive Power DCProgressive Democrats of America DeputyProgressive Leaderships Alliance of NevadaProject Say SomethingPublic CitizenPublic Rights ProjectRepresentUsRevolving Door ProjectRights and DemocracyRobin Potter & Associates, P.C.Stand Up AmericaState Democracy Defenders ActionT’ruah: The Rabbinic Name for Human RightsTask Power for DemocracyThe 65 ProjectThe Middle for Progressive ChristianityThe Coppola FirmThe Pageant CenterThe Regulation Workplace of Timothy J. DeffetThe Management Convention on Civil and Human RightsThe Employees CircleVoteAmericaWest Virginia Citizen Motion GroupWin With out WarWomen’s March
