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Memorandum J, J. Casper to Mr. Mohr Re: Security of Supreme Court Building and Justices of the Supreme Court Security of Supreme Court Justices b2 1 blob y, C LY eb . ay advised me that he was concerned over the authority | of his 22 assigned to protect the Chief Justice and travel with him. since, as he understood it, the authority of his men was limited to the Supreme Court Building anc grounds and adjacent streets. As a matter of interest, this matter was researched by the Legal Research Unit in the Training Division and Title 40, United States Code, Section 13f through Section 13p provide for the special police of the Supreme Court Building and limit their policing powers to the Supreme Court Building and grounds and adjacent streets. Nowhere in the statutes does it suggest that this force has general police powers beyond these areas. It is inherent in the Constitution that the President has the authority to see that the laws are faithfully executed and is provided with means of fulfilling this obligation through officers of the United States Government. In further researching the matter the Supreme Court in the case of Cunningham v. Neagle, 135 U.S. 1 (1890) examined the problem of judicial protectio and concluded that the court system was not able to provide for its own self-protecti and the matter of protecting judicial officers wag one for the President. Specifically this job could be properly fulfilled by a Deputy United States Marshal whose enforce- ment powers are Similar to a local sheriff and whose territorial jurisdiction could be L{as broad acs the nation. It would appear appropriate that we suggest tactfully to the Chief Justice that he arrange with the Attorney General to have his guard commissioned as a Deputy United States Marshal, Training bl bIC ae: informed that the FBI has the capability of furnishi: \\a course of instruction is force on bomb threats and bombing matters and we were vrenared to offer this training to all of his men on such matters as the handlin Pe epee we ee Vee reek Se Sees eee ee Se ee eee eee Ee eS Be eee | of bomb threats, recognition of bombs, isolation of the areas where bombs are