Chief Justice in year-end report reinforces need for judicial security after contentious year at Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts' report was notable for his thanking Congress for increasing security for justices, as well as it not mentioning a major leak.

The 5-4 final ruling in June reversing the nationwide constitutional right to the procedure sparked weeks of angry protests, an 8-foot-tall unscalable metal fencing surrounding the court building and increased round-the-clock security at the justices' homes.  Shannon Bream currently serves as anchor of FOX News Sunday. She joined the network in 2007 as a Washington D.C- based correspondent covering the Supreme Court. Her latest book is ""

An armed California man was arrested in June outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home and charged with attempted assassination of a Supreme Court member. He told officers her was angry at the leaked draft opinion that would dramatically shift abortion rights back to the states.

Roberts, in his written summary of the federal judiciary, noted the 65th anniversary of riots outside Little Rock Central High in Arkansas, following plans to segregate public schools.