Supreme Court Backs Abortion Protesters

Yahoo news ^ | 2/28/06 | TONI LOCY, AP

[linda_22003]

No. It prevents them being sued under RICO laws for damages they cause while protesting.

[wardaddy]

I appreciate your sentiments and hope that comes to fruit but this must be a nuance case or else it would never have been 8-0

Ginsburh will stay on the court under life support to keep infanticide legal

[Convert from ECUSA]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[linda_22003]

For those who are interested, the decision has just been posted on the Supreme Court website (within the last ten minutes):

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/28Feb20061050/www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/05pdf/04-1244.pdf

Alito was not in on the decision, since he was not in on the consideration of the case.

[NewJerseyJoe]

This is HUGH! Great, fantastic news, and long overdue!! The 1st Amendment makes a resplendent comeback!!!

Anyone hear anything about why Judge Alito abstained from the vote?

[BigSkyFreeper]

What was the vote tally?

8-0 

[Notwithstanding]

Excellent play by play of the case history:

http://www.prolifeaction.org/nvs/summary.htm

[kidd]

Then it was unanaimous. Even Ginsberg voted with the majority. I'm surprised.

[Pyro7480]

He didn't hear the arguments in the case, since they took place before he was confirmed. So he didn't participate in the decision.

[Pyro7480]

She also voted with the majority in the original 8-1 decision in 2003. Only Stevens dissented then. He didn't dissent this time.

[Shelayne]

This is indeed huge! This was a long-shot using RICO to begin with, but with the prior court decisions, it was never a given.

Whew!

Alito was not on the bench to hear the original arguments, so abstained from the vote.

[twigs]

Only Stevens dissented then. He didn't dissent this time.

I wonder if that's a testament to Roberts' leadership.

[evad]

the msm will still spin this as the Roberts court

Excellent. I'm all for it.

[evad]

Congress could help too by writing clearer statutes (not likely).

I hate to sound redundant here but the main reason I'm aware of abortion laws being shot down by the courts has been that the laws failed to provide for the case where a mother's life was in danger.

Am I wrong on that?

If that is indeed the case, WHAT's the problem with making that provision??

[Petronski]

[N. Theknow]

How does the chief justice affect how the rest of the justices vote?

Just before the vote he had Ginsburg paged?

[N. Theknow]

How does the chief justice affect how the rest of the justices vote?

Just before the vote he had Ginsburg paged?

[AliVeritas]

Amen.

[XR7]

...civil provisions of the 1970 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

should be the basis of a civil action against the U.S. Congress.

[Reagan Man]

Good news. Pro-life bump