Legal Opinion
Hope Clinic v. Ryan
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 12, 1998No. 97 C 8702PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KOCORAS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, the Hope Clinic and several doctors, bring this action against defendants, the Attorney General of the State of Illinois and the State’s Attorney for Cook County, in their official capacities, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1988, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202. Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief from this court to prevent House Bill 382 (“HB 382”), the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (the “Act”), from taking effect on February 13, 1998. This Act imposes criminal and civil penalties against individuals who…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Planned Parenthood of Southern Arizona v. LawallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Hope Clinic v. RyanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey v. VernieroDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998
- Carhart v. StenbergDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1998
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