38% increase in Supreme Court threats
Justice Elena Kagan told Congress the Supreme Court expects a 38% increase in threats this year, following a 25% increase last year.
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Jul 15, 2026
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Headlines: Supreme Court Threats and Immigration Stops
At 30:05 · chapter starts 29:23
The episode closes with two significant headlines. In unusually personal testimony before Congress, Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett described how escalating threats have affected their lives and families — Kagan noting a 38% expected increase in threats this year, following a 25% spike the year before. The security funding request reflects a court under genuine physical siege. Separately, the Times reports that the Trump administration has ordered federal immigration officers to largely end the practice of stopping vehicles during operations, following two shooting deaths in Texas and Maine over the past week — a significant operational shift in how immigration enforcement is being carried out.
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