Two people have been arrested following protests at the Supreme Court and another for disrupting traffic by protesting atop a nearby bridge over the court’s majority decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which has sent legislative powers for abortion access back to the states.
The two were arrested for the destruction of property, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said on Twitter on June 25. They allegedly threw paint over the fence outside the Supreme Court building.
On June 24, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a seminal 1973 ruling that largely legalized abortion nationwide, following a 5-4 vote. The court also ruled 6-3 to uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy….