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Attack on the Judiciary | 60 Minutes Archive
60 Minutes· 2026-02-28 19:20
60 Minutes rewind. Half the time someone is unhappy with a judge's ruling. The normal recourse is an appeal.But in the costic atmosphere of today's politics, there's a real chance the disgruntled party will threaten the judge. In the last 5 years, threats of federal judges have jumped 400% to more than 4,000 last year. Many of them death threats, sometimes ending in violence.Now, judges are breaking with tradition and publicly calling on lawmakers to provide more protection. One of the strongest voices is f ...