Kagan and Barrett to testify to House on Supreme Court budget request

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are set to appear before a House Appropriations subcommittee on July 14 to discuss the court’s 2027 budget request. The hearing will be the first time Supreme Court justices have testified to Congress since 2019, when Kagan and Justice Samuel Alito spoke about the court’s budget request. This time, Kagan and Barrett will appear before the same panel. The testimony comes shortly after the court wrapped up its 202526 term, which included major rulings on birthright citizenship and presidential authority over federal agency officials. The article notes that the justices are not expected to discuss those decisions at the budget hearing. The report also says security concerns around the justices have increased in recent years, following protests, the leak of a draft opinion in 2022, and the arrest of a man outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home later that year.