With Trump administration officials vilifying judges who rule against the government, a wave of violent threats and harassment has often followed.
He was the first of several judges to rule against the administration on the issue, which is now before the Supreme Court.
Other judges have been targets of anonymous pizza deliveries that judges see as a form of intimidation.
Marshals Service, which has the job of protecting judges, suspects some of the deliveries could be tied to foreign actors, three sources told NBC News.
As a result of the various threats and intimidation, judges have had to adapt their daily lives, according to NBC News interviews with six sitting judges, as well as former judges and others familiar with the current threat landscape.
Coughenour pointed to the Trump administration’s harsh criticism of judges, whom it has portrayed as biased and out of control.
Some MAGA influencers have called for judges who stymie the administration’s agenda to be impeached and removed from office. »