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WASHINGTON — <\/span>Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term.<\/p>\n The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.<\/p>\n Judges around the country have seen a rise in threats of violence<\/a> and intimidation, including a fake swatting call to police about Barrett\u2019s home in May.<\/p>\n The hearing comes two weeks after the conservative-majority court finished handing down a series of major opinions<\/a>, including a decision that increased President Donald Trump\u2019s power over federal regulatory agencies and another that rejected his wide-ranging tariffs, sparking harsh personal criticism.<\/p>\n It’s the first time justices have testified before Congress since 2019, and the two justices could face wide-ranging questions as they seek to keep focus on the budget.<\/p>\n The Supreme Court requested a total of $228 million for next fiscal year, a roughly 10% increase over the year before. Nearly $15 million of that would go to expanding personal protection for justices, with six more agents for each.<\/p>\n Another $2 million would fund an off-site residential security post aimed at making emergency responses faster, as well as increasing the number of Supreme Court police officers.<\/p>\n The U.S. Marshals Service, responsible for protecting judges, reported 564 threats in the government fiscal year that ended in September, an increase from the year before.<\/p>\n That total includes threats to the hundreds of federal judges around the country, though the nine-member Supreme Court has not been immune.<\/p>\n In May, Barrett\u2019s security detail worked with police to quickly deal with the call determined to be swatting, or a fake 911 call designed to provoke a police response. Last year, her sister was the victim of a bomb threat in Charleston, South Carolina, police said. No bomb was found.<\/p>\n In 2022, shortly after the leak of a draft opinion overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion decision, a would-be assassin was arrested<\/a> near the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with weapons and zip ties.<\/p>\n Chief Justice John Roberts has condemned<\/a> the threats to all U.S. judges, saying during a speech in March that criticism of judicial opinions is understandable, but personally directed hostility is \u201cdangerous, and it\u2019s got to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n