WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. The justices appeared before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to testify on the Supreme Court's FY2027 budget request. (Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett (R) and Elena Kagan testify during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett (R) and Elena Kagan testify during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett (R) and Elena Kagan testify during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)