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Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to testify before lawmakers amid escalating threats against the court.<\/strong><\/p>

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Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan at the funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter in 2025. (Bloomberg\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to testify before Congress on Tuesday, a rare appearance that comes amid escalating threats and rhetoric against judges, including from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The hearing \u2014 the first time since 2019 that justices will testify on Capitol Hill \u2014 is scheduled to focus on the court\u2019s request for a $16.6 million budget increase to bolster security for the justices at work and at home. But the court recently concluded its 2025-26 term with several blockbuster cases, and lawmakers\u2019 questions could go in any number of directions.<\/p>\n

Judicial security is a sensitive topic at a time when judges regularly face personal attacks from politicians and media figures who dislike their decisions. In May, Barrett\u2019s home was targeted in an apparent \u201cswatting\u201d hoax, with a caller reporting gunshots to prompt a police response, according to news reports<\/a>. In October, a Californian was sentenced to eight years in prison<\/a> for attempting to assassinate Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh at his home.<\/p>\n

In March, Chief Justice John Roberts condemned personal criticism<\/a> aimed at judges. The comments came after Trump ramped up his critiques of the justices when they struck down many of his tariffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally directed hostility is dangerous and has got to stop,\u201d Roberts said during a talk at Rice University in Houston.<\/p>\n

Kagan, a liberal, and Barrett, a conservative, are set to appear before the House Appropriations subcommittee that approves funding for the court. The court has requested a $20.6 million budget increase for fiscal 2027<\/a>, including a $14.6 million increase to give each justice an additional six security agents, as well as 25 extra officers at the Supreme Court building.<\/p>

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The court is also asking for $2 million for a \u201cresidential security office\u201d to coordinate security at the justices\u2019 homes.<\/p>\n

The joint appearance comes as the court\u2019s conservative and liberal factions increasingly aim hard-hitting language at each other, in their opinions and sometimes beyond<\/a>. The justices who will appear Tuesday, Kagan and Barrett, are among the court\u2019s more measured members.<\/p>\n

While the hearing is slated to focus on budget matters, House members have latitude to fire off questions on controversial topics including the court\u2019s rulings. The high court\u2019s recently concluded term included several hotly debated decisions, including one upholding birthright citizenship<\/a> and another giving the president greater power over federal agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Kagan and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., appeared side by side before the same subcommittee, facing questions on matters including a possible Supreme Court ethics code<\/a> and whether the court\u2019s sessions should be televised.<\/p>\n

The justices\u2019 visits to Capitol Hill have been increasingly rare. Before this week\u2019s testimony, there had been only three appearances by a sitting justice before Congress since 2011, according to a 2023 report<\/a> by the Congressional Research Service. Before that, there was at least one appearance by a justice for 52 consecutive years.<\/p>

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