Justices Barrett and Kagan to face lawmakers after divisive Supreme Court term
The justices are seeking $228 million, including 25 more officers and a separate visitor screening facility, after threats rose 38%, officials said.
- Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress requesting increased Supreme Court security funding due to rising threats, including enhanced personal protection and cybersecurity measures.
- Justice Barrett described personal security challenges such as a recent swatting incident at her home and wearing a bulletproof vest, highlighting the harassment justices face.
- The justices discussed the court's ethics rules, with Kagan supporting stronger enforcement but acknowledging challenges, and Barrett expressing caution about enforcement mechanisms.
- Kagan acknowledged the increased use of the Supreme Court's emergency docket, explaining that more emergency cases result in more petitions, complicating legal clarity.
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Amy Coney Barrett was given bulletproof vest amid 'intense' threats following Dobbs leak
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told members of Congress she was given a bulletproof vest following the leak of a draft decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case in 2022, as she and fellow Justice Elena Kagan made the case for additional security funding for the nation’s top court.
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US Supreme Court needs more security funding amid threats, justices tell lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties indicated Tuesday they will support additional security funding for the U.S. Supreme Court after two justices testified about a sharp rise in threats.
A Supreme Court Role Reversal
Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett enter the Senate hearing room. (Photo by Gabe Fleisher)“Only Supreme Court justices and schoolchildren are expected to and do take the entire summer off,” Chief Justice John Roberts once joked, decades before he joined the bench and was able to reap the benefits of that annual vacation as well. The court’s summer recess began at the start of this month, allowing the justices to go teach classes in Icela…
Supreme Court Justices Warn Threats Are Closing In, Seek Major Security Increase
Amy Coney Barrett recounts bulletproof vest, swatting attack as court confronts surging physical and cyber threats by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. (Worthy News) – Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan made a rare appearance before Congress on Tuesday, warning that escalating threats against the nation’s highest court are placing justices, their families and judicial independence at gr…
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