Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert E. Cooley Ronald L. Taylor Gary P. Leber Merri W. Turner, Also Known as Merrie Foutz and Charles W. Matson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1993No. 92-3076, 92-3081 and 92-3084 to 92-3086PublishedCited by 415 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
The defendants-appellants in these eases are abortion protesters who were arrested after they climbed a fence and sought to block access to a Wichita, Kansas, medical clinic. They were charged and subsequently convicted by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1509, which makes it a misdemeanor for any person, by threat or force, willfully to prevent, obstruct, impede, or interfere with, or willfully attempt to prevent, obstruct, impede, or interfere with, the performance of duties under any order, judgment, or decree of the United States. Among the issues raised…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. HaldemanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Ruth StudleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Green v. DorrellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by415 opinions
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- Green v. BransonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Terry Lynn Nichols v. Wayne E. Alley, District Judge, United States of America, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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