WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court police surrounded their building with a set of 9-foot metal barricades sometime late in the evening or early morning on May 5. Shortly after noon, the Supreme Court police were still busy zip-tying placards to the barricades. Two officers had to walk behind a small crowd of shouting pro-abortion demonstrators. “Area Closed…
Supreme Court Barricaded in Case of Violence, Police Say
May 5, 2022
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White House Defends Planned Left-Wing Protest at Homes of Supreme Court Justices
The White House on May 5 defended the right of left-wing pro-abortion activists to protest at the homes of six conservative Supreme Court Justices, and avoided characterizing them as “extreme,” with outgoing press secretary Jen Psaki instead calling for “peaceful protest.” After the leak on Monday of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe…
Fence Erected Around Supreme Court Amid Abortion Protests
Fencing was installed around the Supreme Court in Washington overnight May 4 as protests over a leaked opinion regarding Roe v. Wade continue. Video footage and photographs showed workers erecting the fence, which stood about eight feet high and resembles the fence the U.S. Capitol Police put up around the U.S. Capitol following the breach…
Pro-Abortion Protesters Hit Pastors Outside Supreme Court and Go Free
May 5, 2022
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WASHINGTON—Pro-abortion protesters outside the Supreme Court attacked four pro-life Christian activists who showed up to counter-protest. Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust director A.J. Hurley, Priests for Life director Bryan Kemper, and Right To Life East Texas founder Pastor Mark Lee Dickson walked together into the nearly 300-strong…
Pro-Abortion Protestors Hit Pastors Outside Supreme Court and Go Free
May 5, 2022
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WASHINGTON D.C.-Pro-abortion protestors outside the Supreme Court attacked four pro-life Christian activists who showed up to counterprotest. Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust director A.J. Hurley, Priests for Life director Bryan Kemper, and Right To Life East Texas founder Pastor Mark Lee Dickson walked together into the nearly…
US Capitol Police Officer Suspended After Gun Discharges in Break Room
May 3, 2022
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A U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer has been suspended after firing his gun in the break room of the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Tuesday. The agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the incident, USCP spokesman Tim Barber told QC Roll Call, which covers news from Congress. “The officer has been suspended while…
Police Shortage Prompts Capitol to Begin Using Security Contractors
By Chris Marquette From CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON—Contract security officers were set to start work on May 2 as part of a new program to help alleviate staffing shortages within the Capitol Police, according to a letter from the Capitol Police Board to lawmakers and staff obtained by CQ Roll Call. The new Capitol security officers…
Trucker Convoy Files Lawsuit Against Washington for Blocking Access to City
May 3, 2022
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Members of The People’s Convoy trucker group that has protested against COVID-19 rules filed a lawsuit against officials in Washington, D.C., for what they said was a violation of their First Amendment rights. Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), they wrote in the suit, erected blockades to prevent them from entering the city. Sixteen members and…
Jury Finds Former Police Officer Guilty of Assaulting Cop on Jan. 6
Former New York police officer Thomas Webster was convicted on May 2 of six charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jurors found Webster, 56, guilty of assaulting law enforcement officers, civil disorder, and engaging in physical violence on Capitol grounds, among other counts. The most serious charges carry up…
Man Who Set Himself on Fire in Front of Supreme Court Dies
April 23, 2022
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The male who set himself on fire in front of the U.S. Supreme Court has died, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday. Authorities identified the man as 50-year-old Wynn Bruce from Boulder, Colorado, and said he died from the injuries after he set himself on fire. A police report shows Wynn lit himself on fire…
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