Life Legal Defense Foundation Ensures Pro-Life Advocate’s Due Process Last week, a federal judge hit the brakes in what U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had assumed would be a “slam dunk” case against pro-life sidewalk counselor David Hamilton. The Attorney General went after Hamilton with federal charges under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances […]
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[This article was printed in Lifeline Vol. XXI, No. 1 (Spring 2012) Read in PDF.] Allison Aranda The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, passed by Congress in 1993, was purportedly enacted to protect women seeking abortion and abortion providers against threats of physical violence. The Obama administration, however, is using the FACE
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Could it be that the Obama Department of Justice is getting the message that pro-life advocates are not violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act when they engage in peaceful advocacy on the public sidewalk? Last week, in an abrupt about-face, the DOJ dismissed the Pine case, which they had earlier appealed. Not
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After receiving a crushing blow in the Ken Scott case back in January, the U.S. Department of Justice has now dismissed all allegations against Scott. Scott is a peaceful prolife advocate who hands out literature and counsels women on the public sidewalks outside abortion clinics. “The charges against Scott, like a flurry of other charges
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Mary Susan Pine thought her legal battles were over when a Florida judge dismissed all charges against her based on the complete lack of evidence presented by Attorney General Eric Holder. After all, Judge Ryskamp openly chastised Holder, questioning his motives for bringing the charges in the first place and suggesting a conspiracy between the
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In a hearing held on January 26, 2012, attorneys with the U.S. DOJ asked a federal district court judge to order Ken Scott to remain more than 25 feet away from the entrance of a Colorado abortion clinic. Judge Brimmer denied the DOJ’s request, striking a significant blow to the government’s case against Scott. Scott
Justice for one prolife advocate gives hope to others being persecuted by Eric Holder’s Justice Department. Susan Pine was accused of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. A Florida judge dismissed all charges against her pointing out that the government had a complete lack of evidence to prove all three elements required
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Meredith Parente peacefully distributes life saving literature to women outside of Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania Liberty Avenue. She now finds herself the subject of a lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice. Similar to David Hamilton, Scott Retta, and Mary Pine, she is being prosecuted under the federal FACE Act. The Government is
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