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Marshalls Discouraged from Arresting SCOTUS Protestors
2023-03-31
[Epoch Times] A Senate Republican revealed during a March 28 budget hearing that an internal Department of Justice (DOJ) memo dissuaded U.S. Marshals from arresting protestors in violation of laws against picketing the homes of judges.

The materials (pdf) revealed during the hearing show that U.S. Marshals were explicitly directed to not arrest protestors at the homes of Supreme Court (SCOTUS) justices.

But Britt said the newly uncovered materials used to train Marshals to protect the homes of SCOTUS justices show that they were "actively discouraged" from making arrests on grounds of this statute.

"Those materials show that the Marshals likely didn’t make any arrests because they were actively discouraged from doing so," she said.

The training materials told the Marshals "to avoid, unless absolutely necessary, any criminal enforcement action involving the protestors."

Marshals were also told that "making arrests and initiating prosecutions is not the goal of the [Marshal Service] presence at SCOTUS residences."

"The ’not’ is actually italicized and underlined," Britt noted.
Posted by:Bobby

#3  They were told to prioritize the safety of the judges and families, not enforcement of the law; possibly the right way to go, but does send the wrong message and sets a poor precedent.
Posted by: Glenmore    2023-03-31 14:40  

#2  Marshalls Discouraged from Arresting SCOTUS Protestors

Marshalls encourage illegal harassment of SCOTUS

FIFY
Posted by: Angstrom   2023-03-31 13:19  

#1  But can’t they arrest them all now ant imprison them alongside the J6 folks? Did they not bring their cell phone?
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-03-31 12:06  

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