United States Ninth Circuit
Planned Parenthood v. Am. Coalition of Life Activists, 04-35214
A punitive damages award of $108.5 million, awarded for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, exceeds constitutional limits.
Appellate Information
- Argued 07/12/2005
- Decided 09/06/2005
- Published 09/06/2005
Judges
- RYMER, Circuit Judge., Before FERNANDEZ, RYMER, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Edward L. White III, Thomas More Law Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Bray, Burnett, Crane, McMillan, Ramey, and Stover, defendants-appellants, and Christopher A. Ferrara, American Catholic Lawyers Ass'n., Fairfield, NJ, for American Coalition of Life Activists, Advocates for Life Ministries, Dodds, Dreste, Foreman, Murch, Treshman and Wysong, for the defendants-appellants., Maria T. Vullo, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, for the plaintiffs-appellees.