Government
Supreme Court to hear case involving protests outside abortion clinics
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted July 25, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court later this year will hear a case involving protests outside abortion clinics, a topic that has made frequent appearances in the federal court system.
The case, which pits the National Organization for Women against Joseph Scheidler and his Pro-Life Action League, asks if abortion clinic protestors should be held accountable for actions under federal anti-racketeering and anti-extortion laws.
The court ruled in 2003 that protesters could not be held accountable for their actions under two federal laws dealing with those issues. But the case is going before the high court again because an appeals court had further questions about the high court's ruling.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/07/25/gvbf0725.htm.
