Federal judges, after ruling against Trump, face a surge in threats and harassment, prompting safety changes and investigations.

Federal judges who ruled against President Trump report a surge in threats, harassment, and intimidation, including fake emergency calls, bomb threats, and anonymous pizza deliveries—some suspected of involving foreign actors—prompting many to alter their lives for safety. Judges like John Coughenour of Seattle, who blocked Trump’s birthright citizenship order, have armed themselves, changed routines, moved homes, and restricted family online activity. The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating the deliveries, while judges attribute the escalation to harsh rhetoric from Trump administration officials and MAGA allies labeling judges as biased or part of a “judicial coup.” Though the White House denies inciting violence, judges say the political attacks have created a dangerous, unprecedented climate of fear.