最高法院执法官盖尔·柯利要求马里兰州和弗吉尼亚州官员执行州和地方法律，禁止在大法官住所外设置纠察线。
柯利在7月1日的信中向马里兰州州长拉里·霍根(Larry Hogan)和蒙哥马利县行政长官马克·埃尔里奇(Mark Erlich)发出了请求，理由是自5月份以来示威活动有所增加，当时推翻罗伊诉韦德案的意见草案被泄露给公众。
柯利在给霍根的信中写道:“连续几周，大群抗议者高呼口号，使用扩音器，敲着鼓，在马里兰州的大法官家周围设置了纠察线，”他指出，大法官家外面的人群已经超过100人。
首席大法官约翰·罗伯茨(John Roberts)和大法官塞缪尔·阿利托(Samuel Alito)和布雷特·卡瓦诺(Brett Kavanaugh)在马里兰州的住所就是此类活动的场所。阿利托和卡瓦诺是多数意见的一部分翻转鱼卵6月24日。
的家门外被捕。据称，26岁的尼古拉斯·罗斯克告诉当局，他打算杀死法官。罗斯克有不服罪一项企图杀害美国法官的指控。
柯利在她的信中提到了马里兰州的一项法律，该法律规定“一个人不得故意与另一个人聚集在一起，以破坏一个人在自己家中享有宁静的权利。”该法律规定了最高90天的监禁或100美元的罚款。
柯利还引用了蒙哥马利县的一项法律，该法律规定“一个人或一群人不得在任何私人住宅前或附近设置纠察线。”
作为最高法院的执行官，柯利负责监督安全和法院的警力。
柯利指出，霍根此前曾表示，当数百人聚集在法官家中抗议时，他“深感关切”。5月中旬，霍根与同为共和党人的弗吉尼亚州州长格伦·扬金(Glenn Youngkin)一起敦促美国司法部长梅里克·加兰(Merrick Garland)执行一项联邦法律，禁止旨在动摇法官对未决案件的看法的示威活动。在弗吉尼亚州，艾米·科尼·巴雷特大法官的家也成了抗议者的目标。
霍根的通信主管迈克尔·里奇向ABC新闻指出他的声明周六被问及评论时，柯利的信。
瑞西说:“两个月前，霍根州长和扬金州长致信司法部长加兰，呼吁他执行明确无误的联邦法规，禁止在法官住所设置纠察线。一个月后，在卡瓦诺大法官遭到暗杀几个小时后，司法部终于做出了回应，拒绝执行法律。"
“现在一位不同的联邦官员给我们写信，提供了相互矛盾的信息，”利玛窦继续说道。如果执法官花时间调查此事，她就会知道她信中引用的法令的合宪性受到了马里兰州司法部长办公室的质疑。
里奇说，霍根已经指示马里兰州警方进一步审查“尊重第一修正案和宪法”的执法行动。
埃尔里奇先前告诉中航WCTI分公司他希望抗议在其他地方进行。柯利在信中提到，“如果每个人都要抗议每个在自己家里做事的人，我们将很难维持公民社会，”他说。
埃尔里奇的办公室没有立即回复美国广播公司的置评请求。
周六，柯利给州长杨金和费尔法克斯县委员会主席杰夫·麦凯发了类似的信，要求他们也采取措施禁止在大法官家外面举行抗议活动。
柯利引用了弗吉尼亚州的一项法规，该法规规定，任何人“在任何个人的住所或居所前或周围聚集，或与他人或其他人聚集，以破坏或威胁破坏任何个人在家中享有宁静的权利，都将被判犯有3级轻罪。”
杨金的办公室没有立即回复ABC新闻的置评请求。
“我们的办公室收到了法院执行官的一封信，内容是关于最高法院大法官住宅前的抗议者以及一项可能相关的弗吉尼亚法令。费尔法克斯县主席杰夫·麦凯在一份声明中说:“该县在这个问题上的立场没有改变。信中引用的法律很可能违反了第一修正案，之前的一个法庭案例拒绝执行该法律。只要个人在公共财产上集会，并且不阻止进入私人住宅，他们就被允许在那里。"
自堕胎裁决草案于5月2日泄露以来，法官及其家人的安全措施已经加强，抗议活动一直是法律辩论的主题，因为抗议者认为他们正在行使第一修正案的权利。
柯利也在调查意见草案的泄露。关于调查的细节很少，但它可能会查看文件的书面记录，因为意见草案不是广泛可得的。
高等法院刚刚结束了一个充满戏剧性和分歧的学期裁决堕胎、持枪权、宗教自由和环境监管等热点话题。
大法官将于10月重新召集，任期将包括选举法、言论自由和大学招生过程中对种族的考虑。
Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to prohibit picketing outside justices' homes
Supreme Court marshal Gail Curley is asking Maryland and Virginia officials to enforce state and local laws that prohibit picketing outside the homes of justices.
Curley sent the requests to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Montgomery County executive Mark Erlich in letters dated July 1, citing an uptick in demonstrations since May -- when the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked to the public.
"For weeks on end, large groups of protesters chanting slogans, using bullhorns, and banging drums have picketed Justices' homes in Maryland," Curley wrote to Hogan, noting one crowd outside the home of a justice grew to more than 100 people.
The Maryland residences of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh have been the site of such activity. Alito and Kavanaugh were part of the majority opinion overturning Roe on June 24.
Last month, a man was arrested outside Kavanaugh's home with a gun. Nicholas Roske, 26, allegedly told authorities he intended to kill the justice. Roske has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempting to kill a justice of the United States.
Curley in her letters pointed to a Maryland law which states a "person may not intentionally assemble with another in a manner that disrupts a person's right to tranquility in the person's home." The law provides imprisonment for up to 90 days or a $100 fine.
Curley also cited a Montgomery County law that states a "person or group of persons must not picket in front of or adjacent to any private residence."
As the Supreme Court marshal, Curley oversees security and the court's police force.
Curley noted that Hogan previously said he was "deeply concerned" when hundreds of people gathered to protest at the justices' homes. In mid-May, Hogan joined fellow Republican governor, Virginia's Glenn Youngkin, in urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to enforce a federal law that forbids demonstrations intended to sway judges on pending cases. In Virginia, the home of Justice Amy Coney Barrett has also been a target of protesters.
Hogan's communications director Michael Ricci pointed ABC News to his statement on Curley's letter when asked for comment Saturday.
"Two months ago, Governor Hogan and Governor Youngkin sent a letter calling on Attorney General Garland to enforce the clear and unambiguous federal statutes on the books that prohibit picketing at judges' residences," Ricci said. "A month later, hours after an assassination attempt on Justice Kavanaugh, the Department of Justice finally responded, declining to enforce the laws."
"Now a different federal official is writing to us with conflicting information," Ricci continued. "Has 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 said Hogan has directed the Maryland State Police to further review enforcement actions that "respect the First Amendment and the Constitution."
Elrich previously told ABC affiliate WCTI that he wished the protests were done somewhere else. "If everybody's going to protest everybody who does something at their houses, we're going to have a very hard time maintaining civil society," he said, as Curley noted in her letter.
Elrich's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment by ABC News.
On Saturday, Curley sent similar letters to Gov. Youngkin and Fairfax County Board chairman Jeff McKay asking they also take steps to prohibit protests outside the homes of justices.
Curley cited a Virginia statute that states anyone "picketing before or about the residence or dwelling place of any individual, or who shall assemble with another person or persons in a manner which disrupts or threatens to disrupt any individual's right to tranquility in his home, shall be guilty of a class 3 misdemeanor."
Youngkin's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment by ABC News.
"Our office is in receipt of a letter from the Marshal of the Court concerning protesters in front of Supreme Court justices' homes and a possibly related Virginia statute. The County's stance on this issue is unchanged," Fairfax County Chairman Jeff McKay said in a statement. "The law cited in the letter is a likely violation of the First Amendment, and a previous court case refused to enforce it. As long as individuals are assembling on public property and not blocking access to private residences, they are permitted to be there."
Security has been tightened for the justices and their families since the draft abortion ruling was leaked on May 2, and the protests have been the topic of legal debate as protesters argue they are exercising their First Amendment rights.
Curley is also investigating the leak of the draft opinion. Little details have been provided about the probe, but it will likely look at the document's paper trail, as draft opinions are not widely accessible.
The high court just ended a dramatic and divisive term, ruling on hot-button topics like abortion, gun rights, religious liberty and environmental regulation.
The justices will reconvene in October for a term that will include cases on election laws, free speech and consideration of race in college admissions processes.
