As Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination hits the Senate floor Monday, Demand Justice, a progressive movement focused on restoring “ideological balance” to the Supreme Court, is ramping up resistance efforts to block Barrett’s confirmation.
Ahead of Barrett’s Senate hearing Monday morning, organizers with Demand Justice protested outside the Capitol and Supreme Court wearing hazmat suits with signs that said “No COVID Test No Hearing.”
The organizers were joined by protestors from the Center for Popular Democracy, another progressive organization working to fight efforts to confirm a new Supreme Court justice ahead of the election.
Tonight, Demand Justice will host a virtual celebration in honor of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg featuring speakers including Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Stacey Abrams, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand and Ayanna Pressley, as well as celebrities, artists and leaders such as Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Jessica Biel, Gloria Steinem, Chelsea Clinton, Rosario Dawson, Chelsea Handler and more.
Demand Justice demonstrators gather outside the Capitol on Monday morning. Courtesy Demand JusticeAccording to organizers with Demand Justice, the star-studded line up will focus their remarks on Justice Ginsberg’s dying wish to not be replaced until a new president is elected.
Demand Justice is also out with a new ad for digital Monday, which focuses on what the organization says are “broken promises” from Republicans who fought to withhold a Supreme Court nomination process in 2016 featuring audio from Sens. McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, Joni Ernst and Ted Cruz, as well as PresidentTrump.
“They don’t care about being called hypocrites,” the ad says, “they care about getting to take away healthcare, reproductive rights, civil rights.”
The group has been responsible for projecting images with phrases such as “No more Trump justices,” “Save Roe v. Wade,” and “No Confirmation Until Inauguration” onto the Trump Hotel in Washington, DC.
