CHICAGO (CBS/CNN) — Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakosky and more than a dozen other Democratic members of Congress were arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon, during an abortion rights protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
CNN reports the legislators were wearing green bandanas with the message "Won’t Back Down" as they marched from the U.S. Capitol to the Supreme Court to protest the recent ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, prompting many states to enact severe restrictions, if not outright bans, on abortion.
Shortly after the protesters arrived, police began ordering them to "cease and desist." Instead, they sat on the street and were arrested one by one as they chanted, "The people, united, will never be divided."
Schakowsky tweeted a video clip of her being led away by a police officer, writing "Today, I am making good trouble. #bansoffourbodies".
Today, I am making good trouble. #bansoffourbodies pic.twitter.com/rKEhcodpYd
— Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) July 19, 2022
During the protest, Capitol Police tweeted that protesters were blocking the street, so officers would begin giving three warnings to demonstrators before making arrests for blocking traffic.
Demonstrators are starting to block First Street, NE.
It is against the law to block traffic, so officers are going to give our standard three warnings before they start making arrests. pic.twitter.com/GBaz4wk8Lx
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022
In addition to Schakowsky, the members of Congress who were arrested included U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts; Barbara Lee, Jackie Speier and Sara Jacobs of California; Ilhan Omar of Minnesota; Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey; Andy Levin and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan; Madeline Dean of Pennsylvania; Cori Bush of Missouri; and Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velazquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
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July 19, 2022 at 01:37PM
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