{"id":126815,"date":"2022-06-13T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=126815"},"modified":"2022-06-13T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T17:54:25","slug":"growing-pressure-to-enforce-law-prohibiting-picketing-the-justices-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=126815","title":{"rendered":"Growing pressure to enforce law prohibiting picketing the justices’ homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Although the left believes that it’s a good idea to picket outside of the homes of the justices, federal law prohibits them from doing so. Merrick Garland is facing pressure to enforce this law. The left sees this as a first amendment issue; however, Bill Barr argues that protests are subject to reasonable restrictions.<\/p>\n

From Fox News:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Former Trump administration Attorney General Bill Barr told Fox News Digital that the “law is crystal clear” and that “protests at a judge’s residence to influence a judge is a federal crime, and the law should be enforced.”<\/p>\n

“The Administration’s talking point that it supports the First Amendment is a non-answer,” Barr said in an email. “The right to protest has always been subject to reasonable ‘time, place, and manner’ restrictions, like the federal law prohibiting demonstrations outside a judge’s residence.”<\/p>\n

“Demonstrations in violation of the statute are not legitimate First Amendment activity,” he continued.<\/p>\n

Conservative legal group Judicial Crisis Network concurred with the former attorney general, telling Fox News Digital that the protests are illegal and that picketing outside of justices’ residents can potentially affect the impartiality of the court.<\/p>\n

“The relevant federal statute prohibits pickets and parades in front of a judge’s home, including for the purpose of influencing a judge,” Judicial Crisis Network executive director Carrie Severino told Fox News Digital. “I would love to know why Merrick Garland is refusing to enforce this law as protesters continue to gather at the justices’ private residences — especially after the apparent attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh.”<\/p>\n

The DOJ’s response to the protests at justices’ homes has drawn attention on Capitol Hill as well.<\/p>\n

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., blasted Garland as “a partisan hack who should resign in disgrace for dereliction of duty.”<\/p>\n

“A Democratic hitman tried to murder Justice Kavanaugh and his family. On the same day, left-wing street militias announced publicly they would picket his residence and the homes of other conservative justices,” Cotton told Fox News Digital. “This act of intimidation is a clear violation of federal law and Merrick Garland has done nothing.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox News has the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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