Supreme Court Seeks $6.5 Million for New Screening Facility as Threats Against Justices Rise
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 13
Supreme Court Seeks $6.5 Million for New Screening Facility as Threats Against Justices Rise
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 13
Summary
$6.5 million would fund design work for a new visitor screening facility outside the Supreme Court building, part of the court’s request to Congress for stronger security.
The proposal sits within a $228 million budget request for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, about $20 million more than the current level.
Threats against justices, their families and other federal judges have climbed sharply in recent years, with security concerns intensified after a 2022 armed attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are due to testify Tuesday before House and Senate subcommittees on the budget request — the first Supreme Court testimony to Congress since 2019.