Politics & Government

Photos: Protests Erupt As Leaked Opinion Draft Signals Roe V. Wade End

After a leaked document from the Supreme Court showed Roe v. Wade may be overturned, protesters across the country took to the streets.

Protesters link arms at a demonstration in Manhattan's Foley Square on Tuesday.
Protesters link arms at a demonstration in Manhattan's Foley Square on Tuesday. (Isaac Jonas/Patch)

ACROSS AMERICA — Thousands of protesters gathered in a number of cities across the country after Politico published a leaked draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito that suggests the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that federally legalized abortion.

In New York City, people gathered in Washington Square Park in Manhattan and outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, marching toward Foley Square to join thousands of protesters near city hall.

In Los Angeles, police say one officer was injured when protests near downtown's Pershing Square turned rowdy. In other cities, protests were more peaceful, with around 1,000 protesters gathering outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Smaller protesters were also held in Austin, Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia, as well as other cities.

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Protesters gathered in New York City's Washington Square Park and marched to join others in Foley Square on Tuesday night. (Isaac Jonas/Patch)

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Protesters gather in Foley Square in Manhattan, near New York City Hall. (Isaac Jonas/Patch)

A crowd of people gathers outside the Supreme Court early Tuesday in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Demonstrators march and gather near the federal courthouse on Tuesday in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Protesters gather in Foley Square in Manhattan. (Isaac Jonas/Patch)

Demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Hunter Kay (right), 27, hugs her friend Taisiia Work, 23, as demonstrators gather at Pershing Square after protesting outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Demonstrators gather at Pershing Square after protesting outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Demonstrators march and gather near the federal courthouse in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A security guard is framed inside a coat hanger as demonstrators protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday at dusk in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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