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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 13, 2022

As abortion-rights protests continue, the Republican governors of Virginia and Maryland are calling on the U.S. Justice Department to tighten security at the homes of U.S. Supreme Court justices living in their states. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland and Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia also pointed to federal law, which prohibits picketing the residence of a judge with the "intent of influencing" the judge. National Public Radio has more on that story. Yesterday, the court’s nine justices met in private for the first time since the leak of a draft opinion that indicated the court is prepared to overrule Roe v. Wade. The court offered no word on what was discussed but said at least one decision will be announced Monday, according to the Associated Press.