Barrett, Kagan to make rare Capitol Hill appearance as Supreme Court seeks more security amid threats
Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are set to make a rare appearance on Capitol Hill next week, where they will testify on the Supreme Court's proposed fiscal year...
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Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are set to make a rare appearance on Capitol Hill next week, where they will testify on the Supreme Court's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget. Their appearance before the House Appropriations subcommittee comes just weeks after the Supreme Court concluded a highly consequential term, delivering major wins for President Donald Trump, including expanding his executive authority, while also ruling against key parts of his agenda, including his executive order restricting birthright citizenship and his Liberation Day tariffs. Barrett, who is part of the conservative supermajority, voted against Trump's use of the executive order. The last time Supreme Court justices testified before Congress was in 2019, when Kagan, a member of the Court's liberal wing, and Justice Samuel Alito, a member of its conservative majority, appeared to discuss the Supreme Court's fiscal year 2020 budget request. MORNING GLORY: THE SUPREME COURT OFFICIALLY CLOSES THE BOOKS ON ANOTHER TERM In next year's budget, the Supreme Court is requesting a $20.5 million increase, with $14.6 million earmarked to strengthen security protections for justices and an additional $2 million to cover security costs at the justices' homes. The funding increase would cover the cost of staffing an additional 25 full-time Supreme Court Police officers. In total, the Supreme Court is requesting a budget of $228 million for the 2027 fiscal year. The request for additional security funding comes after Congress approved a $30 million increase for the Supreme Court's security budget in January, which is expected to last through September 2028. At the time of the additional funding approval, the U.S. Marshals Service, which is tasked with protecting the Supreme Court, had tracked 166 threats against federal judges since Oct. 1. The year before, more than 560 threats were made against judges. "We just want to make sure nothing happens to any of our justices," House Appropriations Ch…