Legal Opinion
National Organization for Women v. Operation Rescue
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 1996No. Civil Action 89-2968-LFOPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
In its decision of October 18, 1994, the Court of Appeals affirmed the conclusion that defendants violated this Court’s injunction to the detriment of plaintiffs, but remanded this matter for further consideration of the nature of the fines that had been imposed for violation of the injunction in this case. See NOW v. Operation Rescue, 37 F.3d 646, 661 (D.C.Cir.1994). Although the Court of Appeals held that several fines were criminal and therefore subject to additional procedural safeguards, those fines imposed that were “explicitly compensatory in…
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