Justice Delayed…Is Justice Long Overdue
— Posted by John (February 28, 2006 at 9:27 am)
The Supreme Court decided today something that all of us already know:
It’s not a crime to take business away from an abortion clinic.
The National Organization for Women thought it was, and for 20 years they’ve tried to get my boss, Joe Scheidler, convicted under RICO, a federal racketeering law originally written to provide harsher penalties for crimes committed by the mob.
They failed.
Today, Joe Scheidler won an 8-0 victory at the Supreme Court. Joe and his pro-life co-defendants already won the case at the Supreme Court three years ago by a vote of 8-1, but due to a bizarre set of circumstances, the Supreme Court’s 2003 decision was never implemented, and NOW kept insisting that the Supreme Court had made a mistake.
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled for a second time in Joe Scheidler’s favor, we can only hope that after 20 years, this ridiculous lawsuit is finally over with.
Read Joe Scheidler’s reaction here.
HT: SCOTUSblog
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Phil says:
Congratulations! Joe Schiedler has been a huge inspiration to us here at Rock for Life and American Life League, and it was a pleasure to protest in his favor outside the Supreme Court at his recent appearance there.
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 9:36 am
Christina says:
It’s about freaking time!
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 9:45 am
Verum Serum » Pro-Lifers Are Not Racketeers says:
[…] It took 19 years and three trips to the Supreme Court for our system to figure out that pro-life protesters should not be charged as racketeers under the anti-mob RICO laws. […]
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
Iowa Voice says:
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Abortion Protesters
First steps are being taken to put abortion back where it belongs:
The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over anti-abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
sunnyday says:
This is such wonderful and welcome news!! Everyone knows that ‘when the US sneezes, the whole world catches a cold.’ At the same time, something truly positive ends up influencing foreign shores as well.
This is a great development and I just know it’s going to affect the way some sectors in my country have been trying to push for the legalization of abortion. Theirs is certainly not the right way — I hope this devt at the Supreme Court gets the message across.
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 5:42 pm
Stop The ACLU says:
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Abortion Protesters
From FoxNews.com
The Supreme Court dealt a setback Tuesday to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over anti-abortion protests, ruling that federal extortion and racketeering laws cannot be used to ban demonstrations.
Anti-abortion grou…
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Quinn says:
YES!! Congratulations on a unanimous win!!
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 7:51 pm
Ruth says:
Well, if this is not a breathe of fresh air–finally!! To suggest that those who are out defending life, and the safety of women, are criminal and should be treated as such–has been a black mark on our country for much too long!! There’s hope yet!!
Comment posted February 28th, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Conservative Culture » Supreme Court Rules - Free Speech for Pro-lifers says:
[…] Others that cover this: Michelle Malkin Generations for Life […]
Comment posted March 1st, 2006 at 8:55 am
Generations for Life » Blog Archive » Bitter, Hateful, & Angry says:
[…] Since the announcement on Tuesday of Joe Scheidler’s Supreme Court victory, the Pro-Life Action League’s office has been flooded with phone calls and emails from all over the country and overseas. The vast majority of these messages expressed hearty congratulations, but not all. […]
Comment posted March 2nd, 2006 at 4:22 pm
Pope says:
“It’s about freaking time! ”
If you lose authority over your own body you will find yourself wishing you hadn’t fought to have the government control your sexuality.
You are devaluing your and all females lives. My suggestion is that you wake up and that you do so immediately
Comment posted September 23rd, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Generations for Life » Blog Archive » The “Miracle on West Washington Street” says:
[…] Thanks to the tireless efforts of Jim Finnegan, one of our longtime supporters, and his attorney, Tom Brejcha — who also represented my boss, Joe Scheidler, in his 20-year battle with the National Organization for Women — the trailers for the movie The Nativity Story are now playing in Chicago’s Daley Plaza: […]
Comment posted December 20th, 2006 at 3:56 pm