Here's why so many New Jersey US House Democrats voted against added security for Supreme Court justices
CNN
When the House passed a bill extending security protections to Supreme Court justices' immediate family members with overwhelming bipartisan support on Tuesday, it did so over the objections of seven Democratic members from New Jersey, who took issue with the measure's scope.
The bill -- the Supreme Court Police Parity Act of 2022 -- was approved by the Senate last month and now heads to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. It would allow the families of Supreme Court justices to be covered by the security currently provided to the jurists if the marshal of the Supreme Court "determines such protection is necessary," according to the text of the legislation.
But the seven New Jersey Democrats wanted protections to include federal judges, after US District Judge Esther Salas' son was killed in a shooting at her home in the state in 2020. Though the final measure does not include that language, it does allow the marshal of the Supreme Court to provide security to "any officer" of the bench if the marshal deems it necessary.
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