On May 9, less than a week after the publication of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade and in the midst of angry protests outside the Court itself and justices’ homes, the U.S. Senate passed a bill by unanimous consent to provide security for the families of Supreme Court justices.
If the families of Supreme Court Justices have the same profile and exposure as the highest ranking officials in our government, they deserve the same level of protection,” Democratic senator Chris Coons of Delaware said at the time. “We must take threats that come from extremes on both sides of the political spectrum against Supreme Court Justices seriously, and that makes this bill an unfortunate necessity.”
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