Protect Our Judges: Supreme Court Must Reject Trump/DOJ Attack on Boasberg

This moment demands your voice. The Justice Department’s complaint against Judge James Boasberg is not a good faith concern about ethics, it is political retaliation. Judge Boasberg acted within his authority when he ruled that the Trump administration’s mass deportation orders violated due process protections under the Constitution. He issued an emergency injunction and later found the DOJ in probable bad faith for defying that ruling. Removing or disciplining a judge for enforcing the law undermines the separation of powers and sets a precedent that the executive can punish judges who check its overreach. This Court has long warned of the danger in allowing politics to dictate justice. In United States v. Nixon, it reaffirmed that not even the president is above the law. The Trump administration’s attempt to discredit and silence Judge Boasberg mirrors tactics used by authoritarian regimes, turning oversight into a target. Legal scholars, including those from the Federalist Society, have raised alarms about these moves, noting that judicial independence is a cornerstone of democratic governance. If judges fear losing their careers for ruling against the White House, the law itself becomes subordinate to power. We urge you to speak out clearly. Issue a public statement defending the judiciary from coercion and affirm that removing a judge for lawful decisions erodes the credibility of the courts and violates constitutional principles. The longer the Court stays silent, the more irreversible this degradation becomes.