18 U.S.C. § 1507
Picketing or parading
Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a building housing a court of the United States, or in or near a building or residence occupied or used by such judge, juror, witness, or court officer, or with such intent uses any sound-truck or similar device or resorts to any other demonstration in or near any such building or residence, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Nothing in this section shall interfere with or prevent the exercise by any court of the United States of its power to punish for contempt.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 28
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1965–2025 · leading case: United States v. Grace, 461 U.S. 171 (1983).
United States v. Grace, 461 U.S. 171 (1983). “In contrast to 18 U. S. C. § 1507 (1976 ed., Supp. V) and the statute upheld in Cox v.”
Hodge v. Talkin, 949 F. Supp. 2d 152 (D.D.C. 2013). “That statute provided in full: Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or court officer, in the discharge of his duty, pickets or parades in or near a…”
United States v. Joseph Fischer, 64 F.4th 329 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “See 18 U.S.C. § 1507 . But even if the protester intended to influence the Justice’s vote in an upcoming case, he would not be guilty of “corruptly .”
Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U.S. 559 (1965). “1018 , 18 U. S. C. § 1507 (1958 ed.). Since that time, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania have passed similar statutes.”
Mary Terese Grace, Thaddeus Zywicki v. Warren E. Burger, Chief Just. of the United States Supreme Court, 665 F.2d 1193 (D.C. Cir. 1981). “17 More importantly, however, these legitimate concerns are fully addressed by 18 U.S.C. § 1507 , which provides: Whoever, with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice, or with the intent of influencing any judge, juror, witness, or…”
United States v. David Bronstein, 849 F.3d 1101 (D.C. Cir. 2017). “Attorney’s Office charged Appellees with violations of: (1) 18 U.S.C. § 1507 2 (Count One); and (2) 40 U.”
United States v. Thomas Robertson, 86 F.4th 355 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “; see also 18 U.S.C. § 1507 (prohibiting picketing outside courthouse with intent to influence judge, juror or witness); id.”
Harold Hodge v. Pamela Talkin, 799 F.3d 1145 (D.C. Cir. 2015). “Considered in that light, Hodge reaches too far in arguing *1166 that § 6135 is unnecessary because another statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1507 , already addresses the government’s concerns.”
Picard v. Magliano, 42 F.4th 89 (2d Cir. 2022). “The Louisiana statute at issue in Cox is virtually identical to a federal statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1507 . For examples of similar state statutes, see, e.”
Pugin v. Garland, 599 U.S. 600 (2023). “…had added nine narrower, more specifc of- fenses to the six original offenses (§§ 1501–1506) in chapter 73. See 18 U. S. C. §§ 1507–1513, 1516–1517.5 While it is less clear that those specialized provisions fall within the 4 The fve other original chapter 73 offenses are…”
United States v. Larry Brock, 94 F.4th 39 (D.C. Cir. 2024). “§ 1507 (prohibiting 25 “picket[ing] or parad[ing] in or near a building housing a court of the United States” “with the intent of interfering with, obstructing, or impeding the administration of justice”); 22 U.S.C. § 7513 (a)(5)(B)(ii) (authorizing the President “to provide…”
Cameron v. Johnson, 381 U.S. 741 (1965). “1018 , 18 U. S. C. § 1507 (1958 ed.) made it an offense in Louisiana to picket or parade in or near a courthouse with an intent of interfering with or obstructing or impeding the administration of justice.”
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