Legal Opinion
Vermont Women's Health Center v. Operation Rescue
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided July 17, 1992No. 91-035PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
The superior court adjudged fourteen persons (defendants) in contempt for actions, protesting abortion, taken at a women’s health clinic in violation of the court’s temporary restraining order (TRO). The court ordered defendants to pay damages and attorneys’ fees to plaintiffs, the Vermont Women’s Health Center and certain of its staff members and patients, and subjected defendants to prospective coercive fines. They appeal, claiming that (1) because only one defendant was properly served with the TRO, the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hold the nonserved individuals in contempt;…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- New York State National Organization for Women v. TerryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Roe v. Operation RescueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Lynn Martin, Secretary, United States Department of Labor v. Trinity Industries, Inc., a Corporation, and Gary Schmedt, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- In Re Appeal of GadhueSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
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