The Supreme Court dealt a setback toy 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 groups brought the appeal after the 7th Circuit had asked a trial judge to determine whether a nationwide injunction could be supported by charges that protesters had made threats of violence absent a connection with robbery or extortion. (Link.)
I’ll post more as I find out about it. Thanks to Holly.
UPDATE: The WaPo has more. It looks like a bit of a mixed bag. Also see Pam for more commentary on the ruling.
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