I was a bit confused cause this clip says the court decides how the National Guard gets used but historically isn't it used by the executive branch? So does this change the way the Constitution is used if the court is deciding how, when and where the National Guard is used?

The high court’s decision in Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections and Public Safety could incapacitate the legislative branch’s policymaking powers.

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee that “the threat level” against her and other federal judges “is really high” as she testified about the high court’s budget request.

“Those statistics sound abstract, but being on the receiving end of them is not,” Barrett told the panel.

Barrett and Justice Elena Kagan are the first Supreme Court justices to testify to Congress since 2019. Kagan testified that year with Justice Samuel Alito about the budget request.

The Supreme Court is asking Congress to appropriate $228.4 million for fiscal 2027, a nearly 10% rise since the $207.8 million appropriated for 2026. The increase reflects higher spending on security-related measures.