Supreme Court justice describes wearing bulletproof vest and 'swatting' hoax at home
Two justices appeared before Congress to ask for $228m (£170.3m) in security funding as threats continue to rise - both in person and online.
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"The threat level is really high."
— Amy Coney Barrett , Politician
"For some of us, those threats have come very close, and all of us live with the knowledge that they may again materialise."
— Elena Kagan , Politician
"This represented a 31% rise since last year, which was deeply alarming."
— Rosa DeLauro , Politician
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Two justices appeared before Congress to ask for $228m (£170.3m) in security funding as threats continue to rise - both in person and online.
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