Republicans push DOJ to protect pro-life centers from 'assault' by violent activists

Republicans are urging the DOJ to act against violent activists targeting pro-life centers and places of worship following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion signaling the justices will overturn Roe v. Wade.

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"This Department of Justice has shown that it is at the highest levels very political," Buck said. "It has targeted parents attending school board meetings. It has used the FBI to target these parents, and yet it has completely ignored statutes that are on the books that are intended to protect judges and the independence of the judiciary." 

The congressman referenced federal U.S. code 1507, that says anyone who "pickets or parades" with the "intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer" near a U.S. court or "near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer" will be fined, or "imprisoned not more than one year, or both."