RICO and Abortion Clinic Protests in the Supreme Court : Scheidler v. NOW.
Examines 2003 Supreme Court decision in Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc., which barred the National Organization for Women and two health care clinics from suing anti-abortion protesters under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) based solely upon allegatio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Examines 2003 Supreme Court decision in Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc., which barred the National Organization for Women and two health care clinics from suing anti-abortion protesters under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) based solely upon allegations that protesters efforts to shut down abortion clinics constituted extortion. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |