Federal Judges Warn About Growing Threats Against the Courts
聯邦法官警告針對法院的威脅日益嚴重
Federal judges in the United States are facing an alarming increase in safety concerns.
美國聯邦法官正面臨日益嚴峻的安全問題。
Over the last decade, threats against these officials have more than tripled, as reported by the U.S.
據美國法警局（ㄇㄟˇㄍㄨㄛˊㄈㄚˇㄐㄧㄥˇㄐㄩˊ）報告，在過去十年間，針對這些官員的威脅增加了兩倍以上。
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曾經被視為偶發事件的情況，如今已成為工作日常中危險的一部分。
These threats range from online harassment and swatting to severe, specific calls for violence against judges and their families.
雖然過去的威脅多與個人法律糾紛有關，但現在卻常由激烈的政治兩極分化（ㄌㄧㄤˇㄐㄧˊㄈㄣˋㄏㄨㄚˋ）所驅動。
While threats were once tied to personal legal matters, they are now frequently driven by intense political polarization.
將法官判決貼上腐敗標籤的高層政治言論，助長了一種恐嚇行為司空見慣的環境。
Chief Justice John Roberts has emphasized that while critiquing legal opinions is acceptable, personally directed hostility threatens the independence of the judicial branch.
最終，這些恐嚇手段危及了法治，因為它們可能導致法官不敢公正審判，而這對於美國民主的健全以及維持大眾對司法體系的信任至關重要。
Ultimately, these intimidation tactics endanger the rule of law, as they risk discouraging judges from ruling impartially, which is vital for the health of American democracy and maintaining public trust in the justice system.
