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Barrett, Kagan Warn of Growing Threats to Justices, Say Supreme Court Needs More Security

As House appropriators consider the budget for Supreme Court security and operations, Justice Amy Coney Barrett told members on Tuesday that in 2022 she had to take a bulletproof vest home due to “particularly intense” death threats.

Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on Tuesday morning, ahead of a scheduled appearance Tuesday afternoon before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. It’s the first time since 2019 that justices have testified before Congress.

Barrett noted security threats to justices after a draft opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked. The ruling returned abortion policy to the states and overturned Roe v. Wade.

“One example is when threats to my life were particularly intense a few years ago, around the time of the Dobbs leak, my security details sent me home with a bulletproof vest,” Barrett said. “My 12-year-old son was standing in the doorway of my........

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