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He was paralyzed in a false swatting incident after being shot at 7 times
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Michigan attorney general's office called it a "malicious act."
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‘Unfortunately necessary’
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett detailed a recent swatting incident while testifying before Congress on Tuesday, explaining how her family has been the victim of repeated threats and intimidation tactics. It should have been a watershed moment, especially given that several justices were the targets of a bombing just months ago. Instead, Rep. Rosa […]
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that her security detail handed her a bulletproof vest the day Politico published the leaked Dobbs draft opinion in May 2022, and that her 12-year-old son discovered it minutes later in her bedroom, asking what it was and why she had it. […] The post Barrett tells Congress her 12-year-old found her bulletproof vest after Dobbs leak appeared first on American Almanac .
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that her security detail handed her a bulletproof vest the day Politico published the leaked Dobbs draft opinion in May 2022, and that her 12-year-old son discovered it minutes later in her bedroom, asking what it was and why she had it. The testimony marked the first time sitting justices appeared before Congress since 2019. Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan sat side by side to make the case for a $228.4 million Supreme Court budget for fiscal year 2027, including $14.6 million earmarked for security. The request lands at a moment when threats against the judiciary are climbing at a pace that even the justices themselves now describe in personal,…Open
‘My security detail sent me home with a bulletproof vest
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett recounted the threats against her life after the leak of the Dobbs decision during a Tuesday hearing. The Supreme Court asked Congress to provide an additional $14.6 million for security in the fiscal year 2027 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill. During a House Appropriations FSGG Committee hearing, Barrett described being sent home in a bullet proof vest after the decision in Dobbs v. Women’s Health Organization was leaked in May 2022. “They have required me [and] my children to think about and see things that children should not have to see or think about,” Barrett said. “One example is when threats to my life were particularly intense a few years ago…Open
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett opened up about the harrowing safety threats facing federal judges as the Court seeks a roughly 10% annual budget increase to bolster security.
The request follows swatting, bomb threats and the 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot.
In this jaw-dropping clip from "The Scoop," actor and comedian Tom Arnold reveals the terrifying moment his ex-wife "swatted" his home on a school night, forcing a heavily armed SWAT team to enter his house while his young children were fast asleep. Arnold details the extreme legal tactics used against him — including 155 false contempt of court charges over minor things such as being three minutes late for a FaceTime call — and how he finally had to record every single interaction on video just to survive the onslaught. **
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Buttigieg spoke in a new interview with "Good Morning America" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos.
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