Senate quickly passes law to "protect" Supreme Court Justices

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40. All it does is give the current Supreme Court security force authority to protect justices' families

It essentially does the same thing as existing law that authorizes the Capitol Hill Police to protect the families of members of Congress.

Existing law already authorized protection of the Justices themselves (so the description in the OP subject is misleading). See 2 USC 1966.


Here is existing law with the language added by the new law in bold:
40 USC 6121
(a) Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Police.—In accordance with regulations prescribed by the Marshal of the Supreme Court and approved by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Marshal and the Supreme Court Police shall have authority—
(1) to police the Supreme Court Building and grounds and adjacent streets to protect individuals and property;
(2) in any location, to protect—
(A) the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and any official guest of the Supreme Court; and
(B) any officer or employee of the Supreme Court while that officer or employee is performing official duties;
(C) any member of the immediate family of the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme Court if the Marshal determines such protection is necessary.’’.