Youngkin: Garland will allow protests at justices’ homes

Virginia’s governor is skeptical that the country’s top law enforcement official is going to make sure laws are upheld evenly.
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Jesse Watters he doesn’t think Attorney General Merrick Garland is going to enforce the law when it comes to protesters picketing outside the homes of Supreme Court justices.

“Gov. Hogan and I have absolutely demanded that Attorney General Garland enforce the federal statute, which is to put people in jail for parading and picketing in front of the justices’ homes,” Youngkin said Wednesday night. “I don’t think he will, and he absolutely should. It’s clear in the statute that that’s illegal, and he should enforce it.”
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Youngkin and Gov. Larry Hogan (R‑MD) wrote a joint letter to Garland on May 11, noting that “federal law prohibits picketing the home of a judge with the aim to influence the judge’s decision making process.”

Today, @GovernorVA and I sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on the Department of Justice to provide adequate resources to keep the Supreme Court justices and their families safe amid ongoing protests at their homes. pic.twitter.com/6D0bMGSp3q— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) May 11, 2022

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