Attorney General Raoul Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling For Increased Security Funding For Federal Judiciary

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan letter, signed by 44 states, to congressional leaders requesting additional funding for the security of federal judges, who are increasingly facing threats and hostile incidents targeting them, their families and courthouse staff.“The safety and independence of our judiciary is vital to democracy,” Raoul said. “Threats against federal judges have more than doubled in recent years. Judges and their families should not have to live in fear. I join my fellow attorneys in a bipartisan coalition calling on Congress to ensure that they are protected.”Funding for the Judiciary’s Court Security program has been subject to a “hard freeze” for two consecutive years, leaving inadequate resources to meet essential security needs at federal cou