More than 150 local, state and federal law enforcement officials participated in a call Wednesday to discuss security concerns that could arise if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, according to a new report.
Politico reported that the National Fusion Center Association, which represents dozens of intelligence-sharing hubs nationwide, hosted the call of state and local law enforcement officials, as well as officials from the FBI and DHS, just days after a leaked majority draft opinion suggested the Court may be poised to return the question of abortion to the states.
While the officials did not cite any specific threats, they raised alarm that unrest could break out if the ruling is overturned, with the Supreme Court justices and federal judges across the country becoming a potential target for violence, according to the report.
Officials also suggested that conflict could arise between protesters and counter-protesters, though the group “did not focus on the ideological views of people involved in violent attacks,” the report says.
The group aimed to increase information-sharing about potential threats among the law enforcement agencies to enable officials to hopefully identify threat trends in real-time.
Officials also discussed the possibility that adversarial foreign governments could try to use the powder keg political environment to set off further conflict.
The National Fusion Center Association held a similar call to discuss safety concerns just days before the January 6 Capitol attack.
The warnings come as a pro-abortion group posted what it claims are the home addresses of the Court’s six conservative justices online, calling for a “walk-by protest” outside the justices’ homes next week.
“ANNOUNCING: Walk-by Wednesday, May 11, 2022! At the homes of the six extremist justices, three in Virginia and three in Maryland. If you’d like to join or lead a peaceful protest, let us know,” the Ruth Sent Us website states.
“Our 6-3 extremist Supreme Court routinely issues rulings that hurt women, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights. We must rise up to force accountability using a diversity of tactics,” the group adds.
Ruth Sent Us also called on protesters to “stand at or in a local Catholic Church” this Sunday to “recognize that six extremist Catholics set out to overturn Roe.”