{
  "id": 712716,
  "title": "Federal judges describe violent threats amid 'dehumanizing attacks' from political leaders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/federal-judges-describe-violent-threats-amid-dehumanizing-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:35:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/federal-judges-describe-violent-threats-amid-dehumanizing-attacks-from-political-leaders"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hundreds of federal judges have received threats against themselves and their families this year, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. It comes amid a litany of verbal and written attacks by President Trump and his administration on judges who have ruled against them. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin spoke with Judge John McConnell, who has received multiple threats, and Judge Esther Salas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/navy-federal-credit-union-down-bank-confirms-service-outage-amid",
        "published": "2026-08-12T21:34:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}