
Reporting of Cases
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006Here are the headlines and blurb summaries regarding a decision handed down today by the supreme court courtesy of a) mainstream media and b) court-following legal media.Supreme Court Backs Abortion Protesters in Unanimous RulingThe Supreme Court dealt a setback to abortion clinics in a two-decade-old legal fight over abortion protests.
New York Times
Court limits Hobbs Act, Sherman ActThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that the federal Hobbs Act does not outlaw acts or threats of violence, thus undercutting a verdict and a nationwide injunction that abortion clinics had won against anti-abortion demonstrators.
SCOTUS Blog
I just found the sensationalist message of the Times a bit interesting given that the decision seems a relatively easy one. It must be if
