Rand Paul Again Blocks Quick Passage of Judicial Security Bill

May 12, 2022, 8:09 PM UTC

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked an attempt to unanimously pass a bipartisan bill to shield federal judges’ personal information online for a second time because it doesn’t include members of Congress.

His objection to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)'s Thursday motion for unanimous consent on the bill that was introduced after the murder U.S. District Judge Esther Salas’s son is a repeat of an exchange the lawmakers had in December 2020.

This time, however, it comes amid heightened attention on judges’ security.

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