Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition of Life Activists
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 2005No. 04-35214PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYMER, Circuit Judge.
American Coalition of Life Activists and thirteen others (collectively, ACLA)1 appeal the decision of the district court on remand that the $108.5 million in punitive damages awarded by a jury in 1999 for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), 18 U.S.C. § 248, comports with due process. Planned Parenthood of Columbia/Willamette, Inc. v. American Coalition of Life Activists, 300 F.Supp.2d 1055 (D.Or.2004) (PPCW VII ).2 We disagree, and remit to an amount for each defendant to pay to each plaintiff that does not exceed the constitutional limit.…
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