Supreme Court pushes Congress for more security: "Threats have come very close"
Summary
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett asked Congress for more money to improve security because threats against them have increased. They testified about the court's budget request, which includes funding for extra security agents and travel protection.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court is requesting over $228 million for the next fiscal year, an increase of more than $20 million.
- Part of this request includes $14.6 million to add six more security agents per justice.
- Justices currently have between four and eight security officers each, depending on their needs.
- Threats against Supreme Court justices and federal judges have risen sharply, with a 38% expected increase for 2026.
- The Supreme Court Police now handles residential security for justices, a job formerly done by the U.S. Marshals Service.
- Since a 2022 leak about overturning Roe v. Wade, justices have faced more protests and threats, including a 2023 arrest of a person planning to harm three justices.
- Justice Barrett shared that she had to wear a bulletproof vest and explain it to her children after the leak.
- She also experienced a "swatting" incident where police were called to her home as a prank or threat.
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