Lawyer Couple Who Wielded Weapons in Front of Marchers Appeal Law License Curbs to Supreme Court

Defending their home can't justify the violation of their constitutional rights, they argue

Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey, stand in front of their house confronting protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's house in the Central West End of St. Louis on June 28, 2020. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

A Missouri couple who gained folk hero status in the conservative movement for wielding guns outside of their St. Louis home in 2020 to deter a group of trespassing left-wing protesters, including Black Lives Matter activists, are asking the Supreme Court to review law license sanctions imposed on them.

The Supreme Court case is McCloskey v. Missouri Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel, court file 21-1440. The petition for certiorari, or review, was docketed on May 13. The petition was scheduled to be considered by the justices at their June 2 conference. The disciplinary body waived (pdf) its right to file a response to the petition.