2006
Supreme Court Grants Resounding 8-0 Win in Pro-Life Case
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Tupelo, MS - The United States Supreme Court today ruled that after almost two decades of protracted litigation, pro-life leader Joseph Schiedler and his pro-life demonstrators cannot be held liable under federal racketeering laws. In the case of NOW v. Scheidler, Justice Stephen Breyer wrote in an 8-0 decision that the Hobbs Act requires a robbery or extortion component that was not present in the actions of the pro-life demonstrators.
“This case has dragged on for too long, and it is high time the Supreme Court put an end to this baseless harassment of pro-lifers seeking only to exercise their First Amendment rights,” said Stephen Crampton, Chief Counsel for the AFA Center for Law & Policy (CLP), which represents pro-life demonstrators across the country. “Joe Scheidler is to be commended for never giving in to these persistent attempts to silence his message of life and hope to hurting women,” Crampton added.
Brian Fahling, Senior Trial Attorney for the CLP, said: “The cause of protecting the unborn has been rejuvenated since the new Roberts Court convened. This is yet another nail in the coffin of the grisly business of abortion.”
The High Court’s opinion ends the long history of this litigation, and forever bars reinstitution of the nationwide injunction previously entered against Scheidler.
Having not been on the Court when the matter was argued in November, Justice Samuel Alito did not participate in the case.
The Center for Law & Policy is the legal arm of the American Family Association, Inc. located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The Center restricts its practice to First Amendment issues.
Source: American Family Association
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