Barrett, Kagan Seek $20.5 Million Security Boost as Supreme Court Threats Top 1,000 in 5 Years
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Barrett, Kagan Seek $20.5 Million Security Boost as Supreme Court Threats Top 1,000 in 5 Years
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 8
Summary
$20.5 million of the Supreme Court’s proposed $228 million FY2027 budget would go to added security when Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testify on Capitol Hill next week.
$14.6 million would strengthen protections for justices, $2 million would cover security at their homes, and the plan would fund 25 additional Supreme Court Police officers.
The push follows a string of threats and incidents, including a May swatting at Barrett’s Virginia home, a 2022 attempted attack on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and a hoax bomb threat last year targeting Barrett’s sister.
Threats against judges have surged: the U.S. Marshals tracked 166 threats against federal judges since Oct. 1, more than 560 the prior year, while Chief Justice John Roberts said threats have more than tripled over the past decade.