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HR 2724 · in committee · significant

Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill increases the maximum prison sentence for picketing near judges' or court officers' homes from one year to five years.
  • People who protest near courthouses, judges' residences, or jurors' locations could face longer prison terms.
  • The law takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to future violations of the picketing statute.

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  1. 01

    How should lawmakers balance protecting judicial officials' safety with citizens' rights to peaceful protest near their homes?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current one-year penalties have failed to deter protests that threaten judges' security?

  3. 03

    Which groups would be most affected by extending maximum sentences from one to five years for courthouse picketing?

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Sponsor · R-TN-8

David Kustoff

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Introduced 2025-04-08

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-08 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-04-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-08 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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