Removing Judges’ Personal Information from Web in Funding Bill

A provision in government funding legislation would strengthen a program allowing the judiciary to help judges and their family members address security concerns by removing personal information from the internet.

The measure buried in a $1.5 trillion spending package for the current fiscal year approved by the Senate on Thursday comes with judicial security legislation stalled on Capitol Hill and judges facing increasing threats.

The omnibus spending bill (H.R. 2471) that was approved by the House earlier in the week authorizes $705 million in funding for judicial security through the end of September. That includes money for courthouse ...