Chief Justice Chastises Schumer for ‘Threatening’ Statements

Schumer blasted Kavanaugh, Gorsuch in abortion-rights rally
Justices will ‘pay the price’ for decisions, Schumer said

Chuck Schumer speaks in an abortion rights rally outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on March 4.
Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

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By Greg Stohr

March 4, 2020 at 10:03 PM UTC

Updated on

March 5, 2020 at 1:28 AM UTC

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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts delivered an extraordinary rebuke of Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, chastising him for making “threatening” statements about two justices during an abortion-rights rally outside the court.

Schumer earlier Wednesday said Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh “will pay the price” if they sided against abortion access. The senator’s remarks came as the court heard arguments in an abortion case for the first time in four years.