HR 2724 · in committee · significant
Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025
- criminal justice
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should lawmakers balance protecting judicial officials' safety with citizens' rights to peaceful protest near their homes?
- 02
What evidence exists that current one-year penalties have failed to deter protests that threaten judges' security?
- 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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2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-08
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Legislative timeline
2025-04-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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