Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made their case to a pair of panels in the House and Senate for increased security funding for the Supreme Court, but they also fielded other questions about their work during their rare jaunt to Congress.The Supreme Court’s security, emergency docket, code of ethics, and leaks were among the topics asked about by members of both the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee in separate hearings held hours apart. Kagan and Barrett offered a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question sitting justices fresh off their recently concluded term, which included several closely watched cases, but the Supreme Court’s request for increased security funds was the main reason for their appearance.The Supreme Court has asked for a roughly $228 million budget for fiscal 2027, a 10% increase from the previous year’s budget, including $14.6 million to expand the justices’ personal protection by adding six more agents per justice. During both House and Senate hearings on Tuesday, Barrett discussed how after facing increased security threats following the May 2022 leak of a draft opinion of the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, her security detail sent her home with a bulletproof vest.