Maryland, Virginia govs respond to letter from Supreme Court marshal calling on them to protect justices

[Gutless Pussy Merrick Garland]

The Republican governors of Virginia and Maryland have responded to a
letter from the Supreme Court's top-ranking security official calling on
them to utilize police and law enforcement to prevent picketing at the
homes of justices.

"The governor agrees with the Marshal that the threatening activity
outside the Justices' homes has increased," Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin
spokesperson Christian Martinez said in response to a letter from Supreme
Court Marshal Gail Curley calling on the governor to "enforce state law"
that prohibits picketing outside the homes of the justices.

"He welcomes the Marshal of the Supreme Court's request for Fairfax County
to enforce state law as they are the primary enforcement authority for the
state statute," the statement added.

Youngkin also called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to "do his job"
by "enforcing the much more robust federal law."

"Every resource of federal law enforcement, including the U.S. Marshals,
should be involved while the Justices continue to be denied the right to
live peacefully in their homes," the statement said.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also received a letter from Curley requesting
that the "Maryland State Police, in conjunction with local authorities as
appropriate, enforce laws that prohibit picketing outside of the homes of
Supreme Court Justices who live in Maryland."

"Every resource of federal law enforcement, including the U.S. Marshals,
should be involved while the Justices continue to be denied the right to
live peacefully in their homes," the statement said.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan also received a letter from Curley requesting
that the "Maryland State Police, in conjunction with local authorities as
appropriate, enforce laws that prohibit picketing outside of the homes of
Supreme Court Justices who live in Maryland."

The statement continued, "Now a different federal official is writing to
us with conflicting information. Had the marshal taken time to explore the
matter, she would have learned that the constitutionality of the statute
cited in her letter has been questioned by the Maryland Attorney General's
office."

Ricci added that Hogan has instructed Maryland State Police to further
review law enforcement options "in light of the continued refusal by
multiple federal entities to act."

Last month, 26-year-old Nicholas Roske arrived at Supreme Court Justice
Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home with designs on killing Kavanaugh and then
himself, prosecutors say. Roske ended giving himself up without harming
anyone.

Hogan, along with Youngkin, have called on the Department of Justice to
enforce the federal statute that prohibits protests, pickets and other
forms of intimidation outside the home of judges.

It is illegal under federal law to attempt to influence a judge's ruling
or interfere with the discharge of their duty. The Justice Department,
however, has thus far refused to interfere with demonstrators outside the
homes of several Supreme Court justices, including Clarence Thomas, Amy
Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh.

While the DOJ has provided security at the justices' homes, they have
allowed protests and picketing to continue unimpeded.

Fox News' Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report

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