Twitter recently banned the organization that disclosed the residences of conservative Supreme Court justices. In May, the group Ruth Sent Us released the addresses of the six conservative justices in response to leaked documents showing that the court was poised to reverse Roe v. Wade.
According to Fox News, the group’s website stated at the time that “Our 6-3 extremist Supreme Court routinely issues rulings that hurt women, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights. We must rise up to force accountability using a diversity of tactics.” The impacted justices were Amy Coney Barrett, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch.
In May, the Ruth Sent Us TikTok account was banned but quickly restored. The organization first released an interactive Google map that displayed the residences of the justices in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. However, Google deactivated the map. The organization also hinted at attacking Justice Barrett’s children and church among other things on its Twitter account. In a now-deleted tweet, the group said, “If you’re in the DC metro area, join us. Our protests at Barrett’s home moved the needle to this coverage,” adding that “Falls Church is a People of Praise stronghold. She sends her seven kids to a People of Praise school that she sat on the Board of Directors for. She attends church DAILY.”
Additionally, the group was removed from Facebook shortly after the Supreme Court reversed Roe in late June. But they quickly made another account, and have since been posting freely. On the new page, they explained, “Facebook suspended our original page immediately after Roe was overturned. We’re starting fresh here, but we’re on week 10 of sustained protests at the Justices homes, and we’re growing and adapting. Please share widely!”
The group’s ban from Twitter follows several incidents of vandalism and violent attacks targeted towards pregnancy centers. Notably, Senator Elizabeth Warren has called for an end to pregnancy centers, and New York attorney general Letitia James demanded pregnancy centers be censored from Google searches.
