Courthouse exterior (federal courthouse, marble columns, judiciary seal), or a high-contrast symbolic photo of a judge’s bench or gavel-avoid cliché stock gavel shots; choose something editorial and modern.
Judiciary & Rule of Law

Judiciary Security and Independence: A System Under Cumulative Strain

The federal judiciary is facing a convergence of threats-security, political, administrative, and cyber-that no single branch of government can ignore. None of these pressures alone is catastrophic, but together they form a structural vulnerability that risks weakening the courts’ ability to uphold the rule of law.