‘Giving judicial saboteurs new tools’: Conservatives slam new ethics guidance for federal judges

In a statement, he railed against the ethics guidance as "sabotaging the exercise of core Article II powers of the duly-elected president," and another example in which he argued the federal judiciary has overstepped its powers. In a departure from earlier guidance, the new advisory opinion states that judges may engage in a "measured defense" of the judiciary, including defending against "illegitimate forms of criticism and attacks" that risk "undermining judicial independence or the rule of law," and doing so "regardless of whether these comments rise to the level of persecution," according to a copy of the opinion reviewed by Fox News Digital. The new guidance also stressed that judges "should avoid sensationalism" and commentary that "may result in confusion or misunderstanding of the judicial function or detract from the dignity of the office."