Placeholder while article actions loadA man traveled this past week from California to the Montgomery County home of Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, allegedly with plans to kill the jurist and then himself. The frightening incident in Wednesday’s early hours prompted Republicans to point out that the Senate approved last month a bill to enhance Supreme Court justices’ security, permitting federal officers to protect justices’ families as well as court officers themselves, but that the House has yet to pass anything. A leaked draft court opinion that, if formally issued, would overturn Roe v. Wade has ratcheted up concerns about court safety. House Democrats appear determined to pass a bill but are pausing to consider whether court clerks should get similar protection. Democrats are right to weigh giving court officials the flexibility to order protection for justices, their families, clerks, clerks’ families or anyone else who might require security because of their relationship with the court.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2022 05:06 UTC