‘Shut Down DC’ Protest Group Plans To Blockade Supreme Court on Day of Possible Abortion Ruling

The action is planned amid rising fears about the safety of Supreme Court justices following an arrest outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home.

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Fencing is up around the U.S. Supreme Court on June 6, 2022. AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta

The activist group “Shut Down DC” plans to “blockade the streets around the Supreme Court” on Monday, according to its website, as part of a protest that aims to “shut down” the Supreme Court as it prepares to hand down a ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade.

The protest is planned amid rising fears about the safety of Supreme Court justices following the arrest, in the middle of the night Wednesday outside the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, of an armed man who reportedly said he intended to kill the justice.   

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