Police Will ‘Monitor’ Abortion Protests Near Supreme Court

Supreme Court Police officers set up security barricades outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Washington police say they’re aware of proposed protests near the Supreme Court and will plan accordingly.

Protest organizing group Shut Down D.C. has said that it will blockade the court on June 13 in response to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the justices might overturn Roe v. Wade.