Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee Tuesday about the high court’s request to raise its funding from $44 million to a total of $207 million in fiscal year 2027.
The justices cited data from the U.S. Marshals Service on a rise in threats to judges across the U.S., including those on the Supreme Court. They discussed their own experiences with threats and their need to increase security personnel.