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Courts & Law

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Alford Questions Kagan on Supreme Court Drone Threats, Security Funding

Aug 4, 2026

The segment is an excerpt from a July 14, 2026 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Supreme Court's FY2027 budget. Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) thanks justices for a prior bipartisan site visit, notes completed appropriations work, and questions Justice Elena Kagan on a proposed new security screening entrance modeled after the Capitol Visitor Center. He then raises evolving drone threats to the Court building and justices' homes, asks how the Court is preparing and whether additional authorities or resources are needed, and inquires about funding and coordination of security for justices' travel and families.

▶ Source: Forbes Breaking News

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Kagan and Barrett seek 10% Supreme Court budget hike amid rising threats; Kennedy questions spending

Jul 20, 2026

The segment reported on Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett's July 14, 2026, testimony before House and Senate appropriators requesting a $228 million budget, a 10% increase driven by rising security threats. Barrett described a recent swatting incident at her home and her son seeing her bulletproof vest; Kagan detailed expanded security details since 2010 and noted threat increases. It then featured an interview with Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) on the Appropriations Committee, who expressed reluctance to approve automatic increases given existing 4-8 officer details and broader federal spending growth. The segment briefly covered the swearing-in of Sen. Darline Graham to complete her late brother Lindsey Graham's term.

▶ Source: Fox News

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Kagan and Barrett testify before Congress on Supreme Court security funding

Jul 19, 2026

The TTV NEWS segment covers Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan's rare congressional testimony on July 14, 2026. They appeared before House and Senate subcommittees to discuss the Court's budget request, focusing on increased security needs amid rising threats. The clip notes this as the first such appearance in nearly a decade and highlights calls for immediate funding increases to strengthen protections for justices and court operations. Sourcing relies on public testimony reports and standard news summaries rather than on-camera interviews or original graphics.

▶ Source: TTV NEWS

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DeLauro urges SCOTUS ethics reforms, cites threats and trust decline at budget hearing

Jul 14, 2026

The clip shows Rep. Rosa DeLauro's (D-CT) opening statement at a July 14, 2026 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing with Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court's FY2027 budget request. She welcomes the justices, notes the rarity of such appearances since 2019, highlights rising threats to federal judges per US Marshals Service data, references bipartisan security funding increases, and calls for stronger ethics rules and transparency to rebuild public confidence amid scandals and Gallup polling showing confidence falling to around 35% in 2024.

▶ Source: Forbes Breaking News

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Supreme Court Justices Kagan and Barrett Testify on Security Threats and Budget

Jul 14, 2026

The NBC News segment features excerpts from Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testifying before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on July 14, 2026. They describe increased personal threats, security expansions since the Dobbs leak, a recent swatting incident, and harassing deliveries, while requesting additional funding primarily for protection.

▶ Source: NBC News