The Supreme Court's chief justice laid out his concerns about courts' independence in his annual report on the federal judiciary.

In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.

But John Roberts’s year-end report remains silent on Supreme Court ethics.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned that judges across the country face increasing threats from disinformation, violence, intimidation and those threatening to defy court decisions. Roberts said disinformation in the cyberage poses challenges for the federal judiciary.

Chief Justice John Roberts issued a defense Tuesday of judicial independence, which he said is under threat from intimidation, disinformation and the prospect of public officials defying court orders.