'SUPREME COURT 9' ACTION - JANUARY 17, 2007
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30 YEARS TOO MANY!  Supreme Court police look on before arresting the nine abolitionists for unfurling a 30-foot banner on January 17, 2007. Photo by Reuters.
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Reflections  Jack Payden-Travers of Virginia is dragged away by police for refusing to put the banner down.Photo by Reuters.  Photo by Reuters.
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Nine Arrested on 30th Gilmore Anniversary 
WASHINGTON -- Thirty years after the first execution under contemporary laws of Gary Gilmore, nine members of the Abolitionist Action Committee were arrested at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 17, 2007.
The group unfurled a 30-foot banner that read “STOP EXECUTIONS!” on the stairs of the Court. All nine members were arrested and jailed for more than 30 hours before being released by a Superior Court judge.
On June 28, eight of the abolitionists were found guilty in DC court, but sentenced to time served. At an earlier March appearance, a ninth was sentenced to 6 months of unsupervised probation and a suspended sentence of 3 days. An appeal of the group's decision is pending. Full report about the June 28 trial More about the January 17 action Photos of the action and arrests Biographies of the 9 who were arrested Official police video: action/arrests | processing
This event was organized by The Abolitionist Action Committee - an ad-hoc
group of individuals committed to highly visible and effective public
education for alternatives to the death penalty through nonviolent direct action.
Press Reports from the 2007 Action
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