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Scheidler v. National Organization For Women, No. 04-1244 (U.S. Supreme Court) (547 U.S. 9; 126 S.Ct. 1264) (February 28, 2006) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on March 8, 2006 published in Punch and Jurists January 30, 2006
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Anti-Abortion Activities.

Ending nearly 20 years of litigation, the Supreme Court has finally ruled that the Hobbs Act (18 U.S.C. § 1951(a)) does not outlaw the kind of violence that anti-abortion protesters have used to block access to abortion clinics nationwide. In the 1980's, the National Organization for Women, Inc. (NOW) and …

 

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  1. Scheidler v. National Organization For Women, No. 04-1244 (U.S. Supreme Court) (547 U.S. 9; 126 S.Ct. 1264) (February 28, 2006) (Justice Breyer)
  2. U.S. v. Boscarino, No. 05-2657 (7th Cir.) (437 F.3d 634) (February 8, 2006) (Judge Frank H. Easterbrook)
  3. U.S. v. Moreland, No. 05-4476 (4th Cir.) (437 F.3d 424) (February 22, 2006) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
  4. U.S. v. Eura, No. 05-4437 (4th Cir.) (440 F.3d 625) (January 24, 2006) (Judge Clyde H. Hamilton)
  5. Xue v. Board of Immigration Appeals, No. 04-0374-ag (2nd Cir.) (439 F.3d 111) (February 21, 2006) (Judge Guido Calabresi)
  6. U.S. v. Bear, No. 04-50161 (9th Cir.) (439 F.3d 565) (February 24, 2006) (Judge David R. Thompson)
  7. U.S. v. Duhon, No. 05-30387 (5th Cir.) (440 F.3d 711) (February 17, 2006) (Judge Fortunato P. Benavides)
  8. U.S. v. Leahy, No. 03-4490 (3rd Cir.) (438 F.3d 328) (February 15, 2006) (Judge Julio M. Fuentes)
  9. U.S. v. Cooper, No. 05-1447 (3rd Cir.) (437 F.3d 324) (February 14, 2006) (Judge Anthony J. Scirica)
  10. U.S. v. Napier, No. 04-10249 (9th Cir.) (436 F.3d 1133) (February 7, 2006) (Judge Stephen S. Trott)
  11. U.S. v. Saccoccia, No. 04-2669 (1st Cir.) (433 F.3d 19) (December 23, 2005) (Judge Sandra L. Lynch)
  12. U.S. v. Nichols, No. 04-5020 (4th Cir.) (438 F.3d 437) (February 28, 2006) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)

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