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Judges and Judiciary

Apr. 11, 2005

ABA Speaks

LOS ANGELES - Political rhetoric directed at judges over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case is dangerous and threatens American democracy, the president of the American Bar Association said.

        LOS ANGELES - Political rhetoric directed at judges over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case is dangerous and threatens American democracy, the president of the American Bar Association said.
        "Our worsening atmosphere is as deadly a weapon against an independent judiciary as is any individual assailant and carries with it the potential to do greater harm because it uses stealth,...

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