Nat'l Abortion Fed v. Ashcroft, John D.

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 04–1379 NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL , Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Defendant-Appellant. __________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 04 C 55—Charles P. Kocoras, Chief Judge. __________________________ Argued March 23, 2004—Decided March 26, 2004* __________________________ Before POSNER, MANION , and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. POSNER, Circuit Judge. The government…