Three protesters who made pro-abortion rights outbursts during a Supreme Court oral argument last November were hit with an unsupervised probation sentence Friday.
Emily Paterson, Nicole Enfield, and Rolande Baker must serve probation until June 30 for flouting federal law that bans disruptions inside the Supreme Court building. The trio individually entered plea deals with the government and admitted guilt."The defendants' actions severely undermined the respect and reverence our highest court deserves.
Prosecutors initially requested 12 months of probation, but Judge Amit Mehta argued that would equate the"brief protest with the actions of individuals involved in the riot on January 6th." Lawyers for the defendants had cited court rulings against rioters who ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when arguing in favor of a lighter sentence.
Mehta, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, reportedly conveyed that he understands their passion and sense of injustice. On Nov. 2, the women decried the court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed national abortion rights. “Women, vote!” the first woman proclaimed before being escorted out of the room. It is not clear which of the women made the retort.
"Our right to choose will not be taken away. Women, vote for your right to choose," another woman said. You can hear protesters inside the Supreme Court this morning say “the right to choose will not be taken away. Women …” but then the feed cuts out. I suspect the person who controls audio inside the courtroom simply cut the feed. pic.twitter.com/sCzgeFaz2SAfter being booted from the courtroom, the women were detained by police.
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