According to Professor Garrett Epps of the University of Baltimore, who was in court, a total of between five and seven protestors stood up shouting statements such as “money is not speech” and “overturn Citizens United.” At one point, according to Epps, after all protestors had been lead out, Roberts said “we will now continue with our tradition of having open court in the Supreme Court building.”
Such disturbances have occurred before at the Court but they are rare. A smaller protest regarding the Citizens United decision took place in 2014.
