The vote was 396 to 27, with all opposition coming from Democrats, who have tried unsuccessfully to extend protections to the families of law enforcement officials. The action sent the measure to Mr Biden for signature. The bill, which was already passed by the Senate earlier this month, passed quickly in Parliament in recent days following the arrest of a gunman last week near the home of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh in Maryland. The man told police he intended to kill justice because he was angry at a leaked Supreme Court ruling that suggested the court was preparing to revoke abortion rights and worried Judge Kavanaugh would vote in favor of weakening the abortion law. . after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The draft abortion opinion led to protests outside the judges’ homes and prompted police to erect a fence around the courthouse and take other steps to secure it. “There is an urgent need for judges to be free from the fear of violence or physical intimidation in order to make decisions based on the Constitution and the law, as is the case in the case before them,” said Ted Lieu, a Democrat. of California, for the judges as he requested the passage of the legislation. “This is essential for the rule of law.” Although members of both parties strongly supported the bill, it sparked sharp political bickering when Republicans accused House Democrats of being late, trying to intimidate judges and failing to take the threat to family members and family members seriously. their. “It should not have been so hard or so much,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House of Representatives, said Tuesday. “He should not have threatened Judge Cavanaugh to force action.” Democrats said they wanted to add protection for employees and other employees in the court who may also be at risk of violence, but Republicans said this would be cumbersome and unnecessary because employees are relatively little known to the public. Senate Republicans have said they will oppose the measure if Parliament expands it. “This could include 24-hour security details for everyone from employees to IT staff and their spouses, children, siblings and parents,” said Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican and co-author of the law. with Senator Chris Coons, Democratic. of Delaware. Mr Cornyn described the House’s position as a stagnation tactic. Democrats, however, said the identities of some court officials other than judges had been made public and deserved the same appreciation as judges and their families. Following the leak of the draft abortion decision last month, there has been a lot of speculation in the public as to whether certain officials could be to blame. Maryland Democrat and Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer accused Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican and Kentucky minority leader, and Mr. Cornyn of “either ignoring the facts or ignoring the facts.” Supreme Court officials were not public figures and did not face the same level of threats. He added that he had been informed of violent threats against workers, but said that the leaders of the Democrats in the House would step down and approve the measure of the Senate, so that it would be sent quickly to the president. “No one wants to protect Supreme Court justices,” Hoyer said. The judges are currently on security alert and the man who threatened Judge Cavanaugh’s life was discouraged by the presence of US generals near the judge’s home. But supporters of the bill said it was necessary to make it clear that family members could also receive protection and align security for judges and their families more with that provided to members of Congress and the executive branch. have regular police protection. The court is expected to issue its verdict in a Mississippi abortion case sometime in the coming weeks, and a draft opinion published by Politico on May 2 indicates that a majority of the court was ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. a decision that is expected to provoke strong reactions and protests. Threats against judges at all levels have risen and the safety of judges and their families has received increased attention following a series of attacks, most recently the murder this month of a retired Wisconsin state judge killed by a man who had condemned, that police said were targeting other public officials. Following the murder of her son and the injury of her husband in 2020 by a lawyer who appeared before her, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas of New Jersey pushed for legislation that would protect federal judges’ privacy by keeping personal information. such as offline and offline addresses. The gunman, who later committed suicide, had targeted Judge Salas at her home. The measure has the backing of federal justice and bipartisan support in Congress, but has been halted by efforts by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rad Paul to extend privacy to lawmakers – a move many of his colleagues are hesitant about. to do. The monitoring teams also claim that the legislation is very broad. Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Despite the Democrats’ criticism, Republicans believe they have finally agreed to pass the bill. “The good news is that this bill will finally pass and give the judges of the highest court in our country the protection they deserve and their families,” said spokesman Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican. “Better late than never.”
