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|Litigants=National Organization for Women v. Scheidler |
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|ArgueDate=December 8 |
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|ArgueYear=1993 |
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|DecideDate=January 24 |
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|DecideYear=1994 |
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|FullName=National Organization for Women, Inc., et al. v. Joseph Scheidler, et al. |
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|USVol=510 |
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|USPage=249 |
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|ParallelCitations=114 S. Ct. 798, 127 [[Lawyers' Edition|L. Ed. 2d]] 99, 1994 [[LexisNexis|U.S. LEXIS]] 1143 |
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|Prior=Complaint dismissed, 765 [[F. Supp.]] [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/765/937/2351189/ 937] ([[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|N.D. Ill.]] 1991); affirmed, 968 [[F.2d]] [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/968/612/98510/ 612] ([[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit|7th Cir.]] 1992); rehearing denied, 7th Cir., Aug. 4, 1992; [[certiorari|cert.]] granted, {{ussc|508|971|1994|el=no}}. |
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|Subsequent=Rehearing denied, {{ussc|510|1215|1994|el=no}}; remanded, 25 [[F.3d]] 1053 (7th Cir. 1994); complaint stricken in part, dismissed as to certain defendants; 897 F.Supp. 1047 (N.D. Ill. 1995); summary judgment granted in part to defendants, N.D. Ill. Sept. 23, 1997; permanent injunction granted to plaintiffs, N.D. Ill. July 19, 1999; affirmed, 267 F.3d [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/267/687/484095/ 687] (7th Cir. 2001); rehearing denied, 7th Cir., Oct. 29, 2001; cert. granted, {{ussc|535|1016|2002|el=no}}; reversed and remanded, {{ussc|name=Scheidler v. National Organization for Women|link=Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2003)|volume=537|page=393|pin=|year=2003}}; remanded, 91 [[Federal Appendix|F. App'x]] 510 (7th Cir. 2004); rehearing denied, 396 F.3d [https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/396/807/592536/ 807] (7th Cir. 2005); cert. granted, {{ussc|545|1151|2005|el=no}}; reversed, {{ussc|name=Scheidler v. National Organization for Women|link=Scheidler v. National Organization for Women (2006)|volume=547|page=9|pin=|year=2006}}. |
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|Holding=The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act applies to enterprises without economic motives, including anti-abortion protesters. Seventh Circuit reversed. |
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|Majority=Rehnquist |
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|JoinMajority=''unanimous'' |
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|Concurrence=Souter |
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|JoinConcurrence=Kennedy |
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|LawsApplied=18 U.S.C. § 1961–1968 [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]] (RICO) |
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}} |
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'''''National Organization for Women v. Scheidler''''', 510 U.S. 249 (1994), is a [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] case in which the Court ruled that the [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]] (RICO) could apply to enterprises without economic motives; [[anti-abortion]] protesters could thus be prosecuted under it. An organization without an economic motive can still affect interstate or foreign commerce and thus satisfy the Act's definition of a racketeering enterprise. |
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The Court did not issue judgment on whether or not the [[Pro-Life Action Network]], the organization in question, had committed actions that could be prosecuted under RICO. |
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[[G. Robert Blakey]] argued on behalf of [[Joseph Scheidler]], while [[Miguel Estrada]] represented the United States as ''[[amicus curiae]]'' in favor of reversal. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of class-action lawsuits]] |
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== Further reading== |
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[[Joseph Scheidler#NOW v. Scheidler]] discusses the wider course of the litigation, before and after the 1994 Supreme Court decision. |
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== External links == |
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 13 September 2023
National Organization for Women v. Scheidler | |
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Argued December 8, 1993 Decided January 24, 1994 | |
Full case name | National Organization for Women, Inc., et al. v. Joseph Scheidler, et al. |
Citations | 510 U.S. 249 (more) 114 S. Ct. 798, 127 L. Ed. 2d 99, 1994 U.S. LEXIS 1143 |
Case history | |
Prior | Complaint dismissed, 765 F. Supp. 937 (N.D. Ill. 1991); affirmed, 968 F.2d 612 (7th Cir. 1992); rehearing denied, 7th Cir., Aug. 4, 1992; cert. granted, 508 U.S. 971 (1994). |
Subsequent | Rehearing denied, 510 U.S. 1215 (1994); remanded, 25 F.3d 1053 (7th Cir. 1994); complaint stricken in part, dismissed as to certain defendants; 897 F.Supp. 1047 (N.D. Ill. 1995); summary judgment granted in part to defendants, N.D. Ill. Sept. 23, 1997; permanent injunction granted to plaintiffs, N.D. Ill. July 19, 1999; affirmed, 267 F.3d 687 (7th Cir. 2001); rehearing denied, 7th Cir., Oct. 29, 2001; cert. granted, 535 U.S. 1016 (2002); reversed and remanded, Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, 537 U.S. 393 (2003); remanded, 91 F. App'x 510 (7th Cir. 2004); rehearing denied, 396 F.3d 807 (7th Cir. 2005); cert. granted, 545 U.S. 1151 (2005); reversed, Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, 547 U.S. 9 (2006). |
Holding | |
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act applies to enterprises without economic motives, including anti-abortion protesters. Seventh Circuit reversed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Souter, joined by Kennedy |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. § 1961–1968 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) |
National Organization for Women v. Scheidler, 510 U.S. 249 (1994), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) could apply to enterprises without economic motives; anti-abortion protesters could thus be prosecuted under it. An organization without an economic motive can still affect interstate or foreign commerce and thus satisfy the Act's definition of a racketeering enterprise.
The Court did not issue judgment on whether or not the Pro-Life Action Network, the organization in question, had committed actions that could be prosecuted under RICO.
G. Robert Blakey argued on behalf of Joseph Scheidler, while Miguel Estrada represented the United States as amicus curiae in favor of reversal.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Joseph Scheidler#NOW v. Scheidler discusses the wider course of the litigation, before and after the 1994 Supreme Court decision.
External links
[edit]- Text of National Organization for Women v. Scheidler, 510 U.S. 249 (1994) is available from: CourtListener Findlaw Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)