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Apr 27, 2025 Representative Clay Higgins called for more judges to be arrested Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
A member of Congress publicly endorsed punitive action against judges, testing norms that protect judicial independence from political intimidation.
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- Rep. Clay Higgins Calls for Arrest of Judges — Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) suggested on social media that more judges should be arrested, criticizing them as elitist and accusing them of undermining core principles.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 15 – 2025-04-26–2025-05-02
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