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Republican Governor of Virginia and Maryland Supreme Court’s highest security official Call on them to use police and law enforcement agencies to prevent picketing at the judge’s home.
Virginia Governor Glenn Yonkins spokesperson and Christian Martinez called for “enforcement of state law” in response to a letter from Marshal Gale Curly of the Supreme Court. It bans pickets outside the judge’s house.
“He welcomes the Supreme Court’s request to enforce state law, as Fairfax County is the main enforcement body for state law,” the statement added.
Yongkin also called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to “do his job” by “enforcing much stronger federal law.”
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“All resources of federal law enforcement agencies, including the US Marshal, need to be involved, but judges continue to be denied the right to live in peace in their homes,” the statement said.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan also said, “A law prohibiting Maryland police from picketing outside the homes of Supreme Court judges living in Maryland, working with local governments as necessary. I received a letter from Curly requesting that “enforce.”
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Hogan’s communications director, Michael Rich, responded to the letter on a Twitter post, pointing his finger at Garland.
“Two months ago, Governor Hogan and Governor Yongkin sent a letter to Justice Secretary Garland asking him to enforce clear and clear federal law in a book banning judges from picketing in their residences,” Rich wrote. rice field. “A month later, hours after the attempted assassination of Judge Kavanaugh, the Justice Department finally responded and refused to enforce the law.”
The statement went on to say, “Now another federal authority is writing to us with contradictory information. If the Marshal was taking the time to investigate the matter, she would have the law quoted in her letter. You would have known that the constitutionality of the letter was questioned by the Attorney General of Maryland. Office. “
Lich added that Hogan had instructed Maryland police to further consider law enforcement options “in the light of the continued refusal of action by multiple federal agencies.”
Last month, 26-year-old Nicholas Roske arrived at the Supreme Court judge. Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland Home According to the prosecutor, there are plans to kill Kavanaugh and then himself. Roske gave up himself without harming anyone.
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Hogan, with Yongkin, Ministry of Justice Enforce federal law prohibiting protests, pickets and other forms of intimidation outside the judge’s home.
Under federal law, it is illegal to influence a judge’s decision or interfere with the performance of a judge’s duties. However, the Justice Department has so far refused to interfere with demonstrators outside the homes of several Supreme Court judges, including Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh.
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The DOJ provided security to the judge’s home, but they allowed the protests and picketing to continue unimpeded.
Fox News’ Timothy HJ Nerozzi contributed to this report