Kagan, Barrett push Supreme Court budget with boosted security in rare testimony
Kagan said the court’s $207 million budget is modest as threats rise, prompting more security and cybersecurity spending.
- On Tuesday, Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testified before Congress to advocate for the Supreme Court's budget request, citing an exponential rise in threats to justices' safety.
- Security needs have grown dramatically in recent years, forcing major protective changes; Amy Coney Barrett described her house being 'swatted' six weeks ago with local police responding to a fake emergency call.
- Barrett recounted explaining the personal toll of wearing a bulletproof vest to her 12-year-old son; a 10-year security effort began under Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Elijah Cummings after Justice Antonin Scalia died on a hunting trip.
- Kagan described the Supreme Court's 207 million budget as extremely modest, representing just one-tenth of 1% of federal spending; committee members questioned the court's lack of gift limits compared to Congress's under $50 restriction.
- Citing the chief justice's 2025 year-end report on judicial independence, Kagan emphasized that while criticism is 'fair game,' intimidation is 'a different thing entirely.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Il-hwan = U.S. Supreme Court justices, appearing at a congressional hearing for the first time in seven years, requested a budget increase, citing a surge in threats to their safety.
Supreme Court justices testify before Congress for $230M security budget
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance Tuesday on Capitol Hill to testify before House and Senate appropriators on the court’s roughly $230 million budget request, a 10% increase that includes $14 million expanded security funding for justices, their families and residences amid increasing threats against federal judges.
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