Kagan, Barrett Security Push

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance before House and Senate appropriations panels on Tuesday to seek a $14.6 million increase for court security, the first congressional testimony by sitting justices since 2019. Barrett described a recent swatting incident at her home and said her children had been forced to confront threats, including a bulletproof vest she received after the Dobbs draft leak. Kagan said threats against some justices “have come very close” and called attacks on the court by public officials dangerous.