Capitol cops arrest pro-choice activists outside the Supreme Court

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The court's nine Justices are returning with a legislative calendar that will test right wing hopes and left wing fears over how the majority-conservative court will fall on politically divisive arguments like abortion rights and gun ownership.
59% : The city of Jackson, anticipated a large anti-abortion protest outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic in Jackson, Miss., and shut down part of the street on September 22Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists protest during a demonstration outside the Supreme Court on October 4
50% : Though there's no cases dealing with abortion on the docket today, the demonstrations on the first day of the term are indicative of the political tensions Justices are walking into this term
49% : In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi is looking to revive a Republican-backed law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
46% : Supreme Court grapples with questions on abortion and the Second Amendment
42% : It also follows the court's decision to not grant an emergency stay on a Texas law banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected, about six weeks - before most women even know they are pregnant.
40% : Another case coming up within a shorter window, being argued on November 3, could lead to a dramatic expansion of gun rights.
39% : The Supreme Court angered pro-choice advocates weeks ago when it declined to intervene in a Texas abortion case, allowing a restrictive new law to go into effect
39% : Gun control advocates are worried that a ruling in the NRA's favor could undermine firearms control efforts on a national level.

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