Abortion rights protesters briefly interrupted a Supreme Court argument session on Wednesday and were escorted out of the courtroom without incident.
Three people in the audience stood up shortly after a lawyer addressing the justices had begun his presentation in a banking regulation case not related to abortion.
“Our right to choose will not be taken away,” said one of the demonstrators. “Women of America, vote.”
Neither Chief Justice John Roberts nor any member of the court said anything in response, and attorney Daniel Geyser quickly resumed his argument at the lectern facing the bench.
Court police officers quickly moved to remove the protesters, who willingly left without further incident. There was no indication whether they would be charged with disrupting the public session.
The protest came after the June high court decision striking down the nationwide, constitutional right to abortion in the so-called Dobbs decision. That ruling led to weeks of rallies and protests outside the court and at the homes of some justices.
The courtroom reopened to the public for oral arguments when the court’s new term began last month.
This is the first such protest interruption inside the building since the abortion decision was released.