Kagan, Barrett to testify July 14 on Supreme Court budget
What's new: It will be the first time justices appear before Congress since 2019, as court security costs remain a focus.
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to testify July 14 before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the court's fiscal 2027 budget request. The hearing will mark the first congressional testimony by sitting justices since 2019, when Kagan and Samuel Alito appeared before the same House panel. The budget session comes two weeks after the court wrapped up its 2025-26 term. While the justices are not expected to address recent rulings, security funding is likely to draw attention after years of heightened threats against the court, including protests at justices' homes in 2022 and the arrest of Nicholas Roske outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home.