DOJ faces lawsuit for not explaining decision to ignore SCOTUS home protests

The Heritage Foundation is suing the Department of Justice to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents outlining the agency's decision to ignore protests at the homes of Supreme Court justices.

The conservative think tank sought records from the Office of the Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, but all requests were met with denials, according to Fox News.

"The American people deserve to know why Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland not only refused to publicly and unequivocally condemn this behavior, but also why they continue not to prosecute or hold accountable those who facially broke the law in an attempt to influence the proceedings of the Supreme Court," Heritage Foundation Oversight Project senior investigative counsel Roman Jankowski said of the effort, per the outlet.

Just the News has reached out to the DOJ for comment.

Pro-abortion activists staged protests outside the homes of several Supreme Court justices following the release of a draft opinion suggesting the high court was poised to overturn the landmark abortion precedent set in Roe v. Wade, which they ultimately did, prompting further protests.

The absence of federal assistance in dealing with said protests prompted the Marshal of the Supreme Court to seek help from state authorities in Maryland and Virginia.