Black-clad protesters descend on Supreme Court docket as evening falls after abortion ruling

A bunch of individuals garbed in black marched by the Supreme Court docket as evening fell on Friday in Washington, D.C., protesting the ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the nationwide proper to abortion.

The demonstrators are a part of a gaggle often called Chunk Again, based on an editor for WTOP. The entrance line was composed of individuals holding black umbrellas, they usually held a banner that learn: "They can not management our our bodies."

The New York Publish's Steven Nelson (previously of the Washington Examiner) tweeted a video of the group chanting "F*** the church, f*** the state, individuals should determine their destiny." He additionally advised that individuals affiliated with antifa had been among the many gathering and informed the Washington Examiner he noticed one carrying an antifa flag.

Demonstrators have rallied outdoors the Supreme Court docket and across the nation because the ruling Friday within the Dobbs v. Jackson Ladies’s Well being Group case. Regulation enforcement officers, together with these in riot gear, might be seen deploying in locations across the excessive court docket all through the day.

A bunch of protesters additionally gathered outdoors the Virginia house of Justice Clarence Thomas, and extra demonstrations are being marketed to happen outdoors the homes of the conservative justices within the days to return.

Among the many roving protests by way of the streets of Washington on Friday evening, reporters noticed an American flag being set on hearth and demonstrators chanting "Burn it down."