Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Pearson Foundation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1990No. 88-1293PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Warna Lewis, pregnant and desiring an abortion, looked in the Yellow Pages directory under “Abortion Information and Services” and found an advertisement for the “AAA Pregnancy Problem Center” in St. Louis, Missouri. After Lewis discovered *319that the Center was a mock abortion clinic, run by persons opposed to abortion, she brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) (1982). Lewis alleges that she was injured by a private conspiracy in which the staff of the Center visited a “lacerating psychological attack” upon her in an attempt to prevent her and others like…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Frantz's Automotive Services, Inc. v. CrabtreeFairfax County Circuit Court · 1990
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