Contempt
David Daleiden and his anti-abortion group are not entitled to an en banc rehearing on their $195,000 contempt fine for releasing secretly recorded videos in violation of a preliminary injunction, the Ninth Circuit ruled.
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Injunction Against Release of Anti-Abortion Group’s Edited Videos Stands
Rejecting arguments that a court order is crippling David Daleiden’s criminal defense, a federal judge Wednesday refused to lift an injunction banning the release of secretly taped videos of a National Abortion Federation meeting.
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Texas Fights Planned Parenthood at 5th Circuit
Texas asked the Fifth Circuit on Monday to vacate an injunction that stopped it from cutting Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, citing a sting video it claims shows the health care provider mishandles aborted fetal tissue.
Read moreAbortion Foes Say Free Speech Trumps Planned Parenthood Suit
The Ninth Circuit on Friday gave little indication whether it would advance the bulk of Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit accusing anti-abortion activists of interfering with access to abortion, or shrink the scope of claims the activists face over doctored videos purporting to show the reproductive health organization selling aborted fetal tissue.
Read more9th Circuit OKs Abortion Foe’s Look at Lab Researchers’ Files
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden has scored a victory in the Ninth Circuit, with judges finding a lower court’s order blocking his access to public information about researchers associated with the University of Washington’s Birth Defects Research Laboratory was too broad.
Read moreAbortion Foe & Attorneys Must Pay $136K for Videos’ Release
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden and his attorneys must pay $136,800 for publishing banned videos of the National Abortion Federation’s annual meetings, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Read moreAbortion Foe Takes Fight for Records to 9th Circuit
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden asked the Ninth Circuit to void a lower court’s order blocking his access to public information about the University of Washington’s Birth Defects Research Laboratory, arguing the order is too broad and will gut the Public Records Act.
Read moreJudge Cites Anti-Abortion Activist’s Attorneys for Contempt
A federal judge said Tuesday he will hold anti-abortion activist David Daleiden’s lawyers in contempt of court for publishing videos of a National Abortion Federation annual meeting, in violation of an injunction.
Read moreAbortion Videos Judge
As implied at a hearing last week, U.S. District Judge James Donato on Monday denied anti-abortion activist David Daleiden and the Center for Medical Progress’s motion to disqualify U.S. District Judge William Orrick from proceedings surrounding their release of videos depicting meetings with abortion providers, which violated a court order.
Read moreJudge Unlikely to Be Disqualified in Abortion Videos Case
A federal judge indicated Thursday he will likely nix an anti-abortion activist’s push to disqualify a judge who was weighing contempt charges against him for violating a court order.
Read moreFacing Sanctions, Abortion Foe Seeks to Disqualify Judge
Facing contempt charges for releasing banned videos of an abortion trade group’s meeting, anti-abortion activist David Daleiden moved to disqualify a federal judge that has threatened to slap him with sanctions for violating a court order.
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Abortion Foe Faces Sanctions for Publishing Banned Videos
Anti-abortion crusader David Daleiden and his attorneys could be held in contempt of court for publishing the names of abortion providers and links to videos barred by a federal court order.
Read moreBlock of Abortion Foes’ Secret Tapes Upheld
The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a federal judge’s injunction blocking the publication of secretly taped anti-abortion videos.
Read moreAnti-Abortion Videotaper David Daleiden Charged With 15 Felonies
California’s attorney general on Tuesday issued a warrant for the arrest of anti-abortion activist David Daleiden and charged him with 15 felony counts for secretly recording 14 people affiliated with Planned Parenthood and conspiring to invade their privacy.
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