WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today-at a Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee hearing (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-fiscal-year-2027-budget-request-for-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states) on the FY27 budget request for the United States Supreme Court-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the Court's security funding request, lack of an enforceable code of ethics, and the need for more transparency, particularly with the Court's increased reliance on the Shadow Docket.
In opening comments, Senator ...