Legal Opinion
Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 26, 2003No. 01-1118PublishedCited by 309 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
We granted certiorari in these cases to answer two questions. First, whether petitioners committed extortion within the meaning of the Hobbs Act, 18 U. S. C. § 1951. Second, whether respondents, as private litigants, may obtain injunctive relief in a civil action pursuant to 18 U. S. C. §1964 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). We hold that petitioners did not commit extortion because they did not “obtain” property from respondents as required by the Hobbs Act. We further hold that our determination with respect to extortion under the Hobbs Act renders…
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