Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-399
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2025-02-04
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

First Amendment rights

Judges

Protest and dissent

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 </strong></p><p>This bill increases the statutory maximum prison term—from one year to five years—for picketing or parading in or near a building or residence used by a judge, juror, witness, or court officer with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing a judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his or her duty.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2025 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cruz , Mr. Lee , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, to establish appropriate penalties for obstruction of justice by picketing or parading in or near court buildings or residences of judges, jurors, witnesses, or other court officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Supreme Court Justices Act of 2025 . 2. Obstruction of justice by picketing or parading Section 1507 of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking one year and inserting 5 years .