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Supreme court justices request $14.6m increase in security amid rise in threats

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The Guardian reports that two Supreme Court justices testified before House lawmakers requesting a fourteen point six million dollar increase to their security budget. Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett said they're facing a sharp rise in threats that's increasingly affecting their personal and family lives. It's the first time a sitting justice has testified on Capitol Hill since twenty nineteen.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/supreme-c...

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