closing the main door to the supreme court since troubling signals, he says. it is a grand affront, architecturally, symbolically, and politically. that is this morning in the washington post about the decision to close the front doors of the supreme court because of security concerns. the federal page of the washington post this morning says the new interestentrance ws designed based on a security study in 2001 and 2009. it says here that security enhancements have been part of a nearly seven-year renovations at the court. a proposal to blockade second street after the september 11, 2001 attack was rejected. it says that the 44 marble steps leading to the entrance have taken on a romantic and symbolic importance for the court and the public. justice breyer said a new justices first public appearances on the steps. many remember the supreme court special we did. it is something that aired here on c-span. you can go to our web site if you want to see that. c-span is out