US Judges Ask Congress for Court Security Funds as Threats Rise – Bloomberg Law News

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Top judiciary officials called on Congress to increase funding for court security, pointing to both an increase in threats and to Republican-led efforts to impeach judges who ruled against White House actions.
Judge Robert Conrad, director of the Administrative Office of the US Courts, told a House spending panel Wednesday that his safety concerns for judges have been “compounded” by budget constraints, after the judiciary’s security budget was kept flat for two consecutive fiscal years. He testified at the House Appropriations Committee’s financial service subcommittee, which oversees the judiciary’s budget, alongside Judge Amy St. Eve, chair of the Judicial Conference’s …
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