Legal Opinion
American Life League, Inc. v. Reno
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1995No. 94-1869PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge HALL and Senior Judge CHAPMAN joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, the American Life League, Inc. and five individuals, all actively opposed to abortion, appeal from a judgment upholding the validity of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (the Access Act or Act), Pub.L. No. 103-259, 108 Stat. 694 (1994) (to be codified at 18 U.S.C. § 248). We affirm.
In affirming we first conclude that the Access Act is within the commerce power of Congress and that congressional action here was not…
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