A court case so secret, US Govt says it can't go on

Re:A court case so secret, US Govt says it can't go on by pavpanchekha on Sunday March 29, 2015 @09:42PM (#9287249)

I think this is a little too much conspiracy-mongering. Three federal judges have been killed in office, none of them seemingly assassinated by the US. government. Federal judges also have good job protection—"federal judges have perhaps the best job security available in the United States", and only 15 have ever been impeached in all history (it would take a session of Congress). Judges are also socially well-respected, so it'd be hard to find social attacks on a judge.

What exactly were you going for with your comment? What sort of illicit pressure were you suggesting?

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Re:A court case so secret, US Govt says it can't go on by madaxe_again on Monday March 30, 2015 @06:54AM (#9288706)

I can't speak for the U.S., but I do know of (as it's someone I know - not because it's been in the press, apart from the character assassination bit) one case in the UK where, behind closed doors, a senior QC opposed the machinations of a secret court... And then totally unrelatedly the press and prime minister come forwards to slander him, and his wife is found at home brain dead, apparently having tried to commit suicide.

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Re:A court case so secret, US Govt says it can't go on by spacemanmatt on Monday March 30, 2015 @06:57AM (#9288715)

See any prosecutors' office's standard practice of 'papering' an uncooperative judge. This does happen.

Ex: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/orange-county-line/pa...

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