During a Senate Appropriations hearing featuring Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan, Sen. Susan Collins criticised what she described as inflammatory political rhetoric directed at the judiciary. Without mentioning Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer by name, Collins referenced his 2020 comments outside the Supreme Court, arguing that heated rhetoric from public officials can worsen the threat environment facing judges.

As the federal judiciary makes a rare personal pitch to Congress this week for tens of millions of dollars in additional security funding, the Supreme Court is sending a messenger…

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to appear before Congress