Increasing Court Security Concerns Restrict some Activities, Justice Thomas Says

Clarence Thomas says threats to Supreme Court make public appearances ‘very’ risky

Thomas had to address a conference remotely rather than in-person due to security concerns, and the Republican-appointed justices have faced at times deadly threats from leftists in recent years.

Increasing court security concerns restrict some activities, Justice Thomas says

Heightened security is necessary for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and that makes some things difficult for Justice Clarence Thomas, he recently told a Florida audience at a conference organized by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Atlanta.