In sobering year-end report, chief justice laments litany of threats judges face, which he says put the rule of law at riskViolence, intimidation, disinformation and threats to disobey lawful court rulings are putting the United States’ revered principle of judicial independence in jeopardy, the chief justice of the US supreme court, John Roberts, has warned.In a sobering end-of-year report, Roberts – seen as the leading rightwinger on the court’s current six-to-three conservative majority – laments a litany of threats contemporary judges face in America’s increasingly polarised political climate, which he says are putting the rule of law at risk. Continue reading...