Protesters disrupt US Supreme Court proceedings; 5 arrests made
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For the third time in little more than a year, protesters associated with 99Rise have disrupted U.S. Supreme Court proceedings.
On Wednesday, the first protester stood up at approximately 10 a.m., shortly after the court’s justices took their seats, and said, “I rise to claim our democracy, one person, one vote.” Comments from others followed, according to the Associated Press and Reuters.
Chief Justice John Roberts at first joked that he hadn’t expected the bankruptcy case the court was hearing to attract such attention, then warned that protesters could be held in contempt.
99Rise said six individuals were involved. A supreme court spokeswoman said five were arrested; however, there’s no word on what charges are being pursued against them, if any.
The protest took place almost exactly one year after the court struck aggregate limits imposed by federal law on direct individual contributions to federal political candidates and committees. It cited the First Amendment as the basis for its decision in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commisison, as an earlier ABAJournal.com post detailed.
A Federal Election Commission web page provides a copy of the opinion and links to related documents.
A Facebook page provides more details about 99Rise.
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ABAJournal.com: “Protesters interrupt Supreme Court on anniversary of Citizens United decision”
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ABAJournal.com: “Protesters interrupt Supreme Court on anniversary of Citizens United decision”
