Last week, in an abrupt about-face, the DOJ dismissed the Pine case, which they had earlier appealed. Not only was the case dismissed, the department also agreed to pay $120,000 in attorney fees.
Prior to the DOJ’s appeal, Florida resident Mary Susan Pine thought her legal battles were over when the lower court judge dismissed all charges against her. The dismissal was based on the complete lack of evidence presented by Attorney General Eric Holder.
In dismissing the charges, Judge Ryskamp openly chastised Holder, questioning his motives for bringing the charges in the first place.
The judge’s comments raised the issue of whether there might have been a conspiracy between the government and the abortion clinic to violate Ms. Pine’s free speech rights.
Following this rebuff, the DOJ promptly filed an appeal, which has now been dismissed. Finally, Ms. Pine has been vindicated.
The dismissal of the Pine case came on the heels of the DOJ dismissing all charges against Ken Scott, another peaceful pro-life advocate being unjustly prosecuted under FACE.
Please see http://www.lldf.org/category/freedom-of-access-to-clinics/ for an overview of prosecutions under FACE.
Source:
The U.S. Department of Justice Continues to Retreat – March 26, 2012
http://www.lldf.org/in-the-public-square/the-u-s-department-of-justice-continues-to-retreat/
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When I get into it with liberals, I usually point out that liberals are the ones who are always screaming tolerance, open mindedness and acceptance but have difficulty practicing what they preach. To a liberal, tolerance is a one way street.
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Amen to that, sister.
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Dearest and I talked about this after I posted. We both felt that the Obama DOJ had political motives in pursuing and in dropping these cases. In the first, please the pro-aborts. In the second, remove possible source of bad news for Obama during election season. It is just one more sign of the Left’s agenda that neither of these had diddly-squat to do with upholding the law.
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