Senate approves beefed-up security for US supreme court after abortion leak

Bipartisan bill passed unanimously would give justices same level of protection afforded to legislature and executive

US senators swiftly passed legislation expanding security for supreme court justices and their immediate family members, a week after protests at justices' homes were spurred by a bombshell leak that revealed the court was ready to overturn its landmark ruling legalizing abortion.

Sponsored by the Republican Texas senator John Cornyn and the Democratic Delaware senator Chris Coons, the Supreme Court Police Parity Act passed on Monday unanimously and without objection. The bipartisan bill now advances to the House for consideration and, if approved, would head to Joe Biden's desk for the president's signature.