Legal Opinion

Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition of Life Activists

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided March 28, 2001No. Nos. 99-35320, 99-35331, 99-35325, 99-35333, 99-35327, 99-35405PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:

Anti-abortion activists intimidated abortion providers by publishing their names and addresses. A jury awarded more than $100 million in actual and punitive damages against the activists, and the district court enjoined their speech. We consider whether such speech is protected by the First Amendment.

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During a Í995 meeting called to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, 35 L.Ed.2d 147 (1973), the American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA) unveiled a poster listing the names and addresses of the “Deadly Dozen,” a group of doctors who perform…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Doe v. BoltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. PerkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette Inc. v. American Coalition of Life ActivistsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
  3. Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, m.d.elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D., and Karen Sweigert, M.D. v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David A. Crane Timothy Paul Dreste Michael B. Dodds Joseph L. Foreman Charles Roy McMillan Stephen P. Mears Bruce Evan Murch Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover Charles Wysong, and Monica Migliorino Miller Donald Treshman, Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, M.D. Elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D., and Karen Sweigert, M.D. v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David A. Crane Timothy Paul Dreste Joseph L. Foreman Stephen P. Mears Monica Migliorino Miller Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover Donald Treshman Charles Wysong, and Michael Dodds Charles Roy McMillan Bruce Evan Murch, Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, M.D. Elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D., and Karen Sweigert, M.D. v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David A. Crane Michael Dodds Charles Roy McMillan Stephen P. Mears Monica Migliorino Miller Bruce Evan Murch Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover Donald Treshman, and Timothy Paul Dreste Joseph L. Foreman Charles Wysong, Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, M.D. Elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D., and Karen Sweigert, M.D. v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David A. Crane Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover, and Timothy Paul Dreste Michael Dodds Joseph L. Foreman Charles Roy McMillan Stephen P. Mears Monica Migliorino Miller Bruce Evan Murch Donald Treshman Charles Wysong, Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, M.D. Elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D. v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David A. Crane Timothy Paul Dreste Michael B. Dodds Joseph L. Foreman Charles Roy McMillan Bruce Evan Murch Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover Donald Treshman Charles Wysong, Paul Deparrie, Movant-Appellant. Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/willamette Inc. Portland Feminist Women's Health Center Robert Crist, M.D. Warren M. Hern, M.D. Elizabeth Newhall, M.D. James Newhall, M.D. Karen Sweigert, M.D., Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. American Coalition of Life Activists Advocates for Life Ministries Michael Bray Andrew Burnett David Crane Timothy Paul Dreste Michael Dodds Joseph L. Foreman Charles Roy McMillan Monica Migliorino Miller Bruce Evan Murch Catherine Ramey Dawn Marie Stover Donald Treshman Charles WysongCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  4. Melzer v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF CITY SCHOOL DIST.District Court, E.D. New York · 2002
  5. Melzer v. Board of EducationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002

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