Complaint Filed Against Lawmaker Who Threatened SCOTUS

By Tom Knighton

The Supreme Court is, in theory, supposed to be beyond legislative threats. After all, the justices receive lifetime appointments for a reason. The idea is for them to be above the political fray and simply be able to focus on justice. Not having to conform to the whims of Congress or the electorate should, in theory, keep them able to do so.

Recently, a group of Democratic lawmakers opted to threaten the Court anyway. The legislators threatened to pack the court once they were back in power with enough judges to swing the Court liberal if they opted to hear a certain case. “It’s a nice court you have here. It would be a shame if something happened to it,” in short.

Now, a complaint has been filed regarding the ringleader of the group.

Monday, Judicial Watch filed a complaint with the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of Rhode Island’s Supreme Court against Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, alleging he engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.

The complaint alleges “Whitehouse filed a brief with U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of four clients while maintaining inactive status and that the brief was nothing more than an attack on the federal judiciary and an …Read the Rest

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