{"id":1461081,"date":"2022-05-03T06:44:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1461081"},"modified":"2022-05-03T06:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:44:45","slug":"protesters-swarm-scotus-after-leaked-decision-overturning-roe-v-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-swarm-scotus-after-leaked-decision-overturning-roe-v-wade\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters Swarm SCOTUS After Leaked Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprotesters-swarm-scotus-after-leaked-decision-overturning-roe-v-wade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1461081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Protesters swarmed the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night after Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/02\/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published <\/a>a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion showing the majority of the justices voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that federally protects abortion. Votes during the drafting process are fluid, however, so the decision is not final.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked 98-page document dated Feb. 10, 2022 and denoted \u201c1st Draft\u201d is authored by Justice Alito, who says, \u201cWe hold that\u00a0<em>Roe<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Casey<\/em>\u00a0must be overruled \u2026 It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people\u2019s elected representatives.\u201d The draft opinion confronts the Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization case that challenges Mississippi\u2019s law banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Local reporters on the ground showed barricades already constructed around the Supreme Court building.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Right now: Barricades are up around the Supreme Court building, just minutes after reports from Politico were leaked indicating SCOTUS has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LxR9rbs6TF\">pic.twitter.com\/LxR9rbs6TF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cami Mondeaux (@cami_mondeaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1521296227291312133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Videos on the ground showed a growing crowd, with some chanting \u201cPro-choice!\u201d and \u201cF\u2014k Kavanaugh!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Protesters eventually approached and leaned over barricades. Several security officers were seen patrolling nearby.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>The court hasn\u2019t officially released its decision, but is expected to before its term ends before early July.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>After the draft leaked, a Supreme Court spokesperson said only, \u201cThe Court has no comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A breach of the Supreme Court\u2019s long-held tradition of secrecy toward deliberations is rare.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple hundred people or so have gathered tonight outside of the Supreme Court to protest the draft decision overturning Roe v Wade. They&#8217;re chanting slogans like &#8220;abortion is healthcare&#8221; and &#8220;my body, my choice.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIFwLjBDAP\">pic.twitter.com\/kIFwLjBDAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pdmcleod\/status\/1521326325021216768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRoe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. And far from bringing about a national settlement of the abortion issue, Roe and Casey have enflamed debate and deepened division,\u201d Alito went on to say in the draft opinion. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inescapable conclusion is that a right to abortion is not deeply rooted in the Nation\u2019s history and traditions,\u201d Alito wrote in the opinion.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to Supreme Court deliberations told Politico that Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett had voted alongside Alito.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan were working on dissents to the opinion, the source added. It was unclear whether Chief Justice John Roberts had voted.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protesters swarmed the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night after Politico published a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion showing the majority of the justices voted to overturn Roe v. 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