HR 5721 · in committee · significant
Protect Our Judiciary Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill makes it illegal to picket or parade near a judge's, juror's, witness's, or court officer's home or workplace without requiring proof of intent to intimidate.
- Federal judges, jurors, witnesses, and court officers are protected from demonstrations outside their residences and workplaces.
- The change takes effect immediately upon passage and applies to future violations of the picketing statute.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How should laws balance protecting judges and jurors from harassment while preserving citizens' rights to peaceful protest and free speech?
- 02
What evidence exists that current picketing at judges' homes has affected court proceedings or judicial independence in ways this bill would prevent?
- 03
Does removing the intent-to-intimidate requirement risk criminalizing lawful demonstrations, and how might that distinction affect different groups of protesters?
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Sponsor · R-NC-7
David Rouzer
Citizen cosponsors
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2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-10-08
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Legislative timeline
2025-10-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-10-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-10-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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