The Washington Post published an opinion piece imploring Roe v. Wade protesters to avoid targeting the homes of Supreme Court justices.
"The right to assemble and speak freely is essential to democracy. Erasing any distinction between the public square and private life is essential to totalitarianism. It is crucial, therefore, to protect robust demonstrations of political dissent while preventing them from turning into harassment or intimidation," the editorial board wrote.
"To picket a judge’s home is especially problematic. It tries to bring direct public pressure to bear on a decision-making process that must be controlled, evidence-based and rational if there is to be any hope of an independent judiciary," the editorial stated.media figures defended protests outside justices’ homes, the Post’s editorial board maintained that, though it"broadly agrees" with the goal, that does not justify the actions.
The Post also reminded readers that federal law also prohibits"pickets or parades" outside any building with"the intent of influencing any judge."
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