US Politics
The Price of Judgment: When Justices Testify in Fear for Their Families
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan testified before Congress about alarming, escalating threats against federal judges and the court, requesting a 10% budget increase largely for security. It is a profound and heartbreaking indictment of our national discourse that these guardians of our Constitution must arm their families with bulletproof vests and explain police barricades to their children simply for doing their duty.
