However, the long part of the process is waiting for approval and getting your security interview. Do be aware that application approval for this frequent traveler program can take up to 4-6 weeks. Again, remember that you will not be able to communicate with anyone working on your application.
Instead, the task of safeguarding the nine justices falls to the Supreme Court Police, a 125-person force that's also charged with securing the court building and grounds. Though the court has long had security guards, a separate police department wasn't formally created by Congress until 1949.
In essence, the  equal protection  clause extends First Amendment protection to anyone and everyone covered by the 5th and 14th Amendments. Through its consistent rulings that the 5th and 14th Amendments apply equally to illegal aliens, they also enjoy First Amendment rights.