The Supreme Court announces it will reopen to the public later this week.
Starting Thursday, the building will be open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays when justices are not hearing arguments, according to the court'sThe move marks the latest return to pre-pandemic operations at the high court. In October, the court began allowing visitors to attend arguments, but the building was otherwise closed to the public.
Before March 2020, visitors could tour the court, view exhibits and visit the cafeteria and the gift shop.after it struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, as well as concerns about the safety of justices. A fence was erected around the building in May after the leaked abortion ruling sparking protests around the court and the homes of some of the justices. An armed California man was charged with attempted murder after he was arrested outside conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Maryland home in June.Zoë Richards is the evening politics reporter for NBC News.
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