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Article: Major pro-life court victory. (Insider Report).(NOW v. Scheidler, 17-year court battle concluded)
- Article from:
- The New American
- Article date:
- March 24, 2003
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In an 8-1 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on February 26th handed down a surprising decision in favor of pro-life activists. The ruling concludes a 17-year court battle through which radical pro-abortion forces misused federal laws against racketeering to silence and restrict their pro-life opponents. The legal conflict began in 1986 when the National Organization for Women (NOW) launched a suit against Joseph Scheidler, head of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, and other pro-life activists. The suit, NOW v. Scheidler, first attempted to use interstate commerce laws to stop abortion protests, but later adopted the tactic of using the federal Racketeer-Influenced and ...