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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Sharp

Murder plot, looming Roe v Wade ruling & protests at family homes: How Supreme Court security became political

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Back in August 1889, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Johnson Field narrowly escaped an attempt on his life.

The 73-year-old was at a railway station in San Joaquin Valley, California, when he was confronted by disgruntled attorney David Terry.

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