The Senate on Monday easily passed a bill to expand the protection of the security of close family members of Supreme Court justices.
The bill – led by Senators John Cornin (R-Texas) and Chris Koons (D-Del.) – was passed unanimously by the Senate, meaning all 100 senators had to sign to be passed without a formal vote.
He is still heading for the House to cross.
“Threats to the physical safety of Supreme Court judges and their families are disgraceful, and attempts to intimidate and influence the independence of our judiciary cannot be tolerated,” Cornin said in a statement.
“I am glad that the Senate quickly approved this measure to expand the police protection of the Supreme Court to family members, and the Chamber must take it and adopt it immediately,” he added.
In a statement, Koons said he was “pleased to see this bipartisan bill passed unanimously by the Senate to expand the protection of the security of Supreme Court members’ families.”
The bill will formally allow the United States Supreme Court to provide protection to family members around the clock, in line with the security that some executive and congressional officials receive.
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The bill was introduced by the two senators on Thursday, about three days after the expiration of a bill written by Judge Samuel Alito that would repeal the constitutional right to abortion. Politico, citing a source, said four other judges – Clarence Thomas, Brett Cavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Connie Barrett – were ready to vote with Alito, giving them a majority to remove Rowe.
The report sparked almost immediate protests in front of the Supreme Court, where law enforcement officials subsequently erected a “non-scalable” fence.
Groups gathered over the weekend to protest in front of the homes of Cavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, while the group also plans to hold a “vigil” in front of Alito’s home on Monday night.
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