Expected Rise In Foreclosure-Related Lawsuits Likely To Spawn More Threats Against Federal Judges, Says U.S Marshal's Service Official

USA Today reports:

• Threats against federal judges and prosecutors are on pace to rise for the fifth consecutive year, according to statistics from the U.S. Marshals Service. In response, federal officials are expanding their surveillance efforts to include suspects who have threatened state and local authorities and who represent a possible danger to federal court officials.

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• "Historically, there was an expectation that you didn't mess with judges, prosecutors, jurors and police officers," says Michael Prout, the Marshals Service's deputy assistant director for judicial operations. "That tradition has been chipped away." [...] An expected rise in legal disputes related to the home foreclosure crisis likely will spawn more threats against judges and other court officials, he says.

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