Legal Opinion
Planned Parenthood v. Sanchez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 2007No. 06-50013PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRADO, Circuit Judge:
Six Planned Parenthood organizations located in Texas (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal from the district court’s denial of their request for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988. This request came at the tail end of a multi-year litigation prompted by the Texas Legislature’s 2003 passage of legislation barring the distribution of federal family planning money to entities that perform abortion procedures. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On June 2, 2003, the Texas Legislature passed Rider…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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