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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 16, 2022

The U.S. Congress yesterday gave final approval to a defense authorization bill that would allow U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to shield their personal information from being viewed online. The Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, named for the son of a federal judge who was fatally shot in 2020, was added to the must-pass bill and now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature, Reuters reports. ABA President Deborah Enix-Ross applauded the move saying that threats against judges have skyrocketed in recent years.