


“My (20-year-old) sister also came in the room screaming and crying about what was happening.”Īlready, the future looks more limited. “I would want to say I was surprised, but I don't really feel like I was,” Kaplan said. The two high school students had found out about the Supreme Court's decision this morning, through a barrage of posts on friends’ Instagram stories. Watching from the sidewalk, cheering on the protesters, were 17-year-old Eden Kaplan and 16-year-old Sophie Kirk. The air was filled with chants of “Illegitimate Court" and "Pro-Life? It’s a lie, people die!” Cyclists dressed in black blocked off the cross streets, frustrating some drivers.

On Friday, from Washington Square Park up to Union Square, past Madison Square Park and the outdoor diners in the Flatiron - some whooping encouragement some gazing in bafflement - New Yorkers marched.
