Such situations have prompted some former #judges to do something most generally do not—speak out. More than two dozen retired judges appointed by Republican & Democratic presidents have formed the #ArticleIII Coalition to push back on attacks & #disinformation about the #courts.

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Robert J. Cindrich, who helped found the group, said the country is not yet in a #ConstitutionalCrisis [really?] but that the strain on the courts is immense. Citing the admin’s response to orders, as well as its attacks on judges & law firms, Cindrich said, “The judiciary is being put under siege.”

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