United States DC Circuit

Appeal from summary judgment for the government and denial of injunction against Weldon Amendment, which prohibits recipients of federal grant funds from discriminating against individuals or entities that refuse to provide or refer for abortions, claiming that the law's vagueness violates the First Amendment, is dismissed as plaintiff lacks standing to challenge the Weldon Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2006
• Published 11/14/2006

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James L. Feldesman argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Kathy S. Ghiladi and Robert A. Graham.


• For Appellees:
  
• August E. Flentje, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth L. Wainstein, U.S. Attorney, and Robert M. Loeb, Attorney., Stephen H. Aden argued the cause for appellees Christian Medical Association and American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists.   With him on the brief was Benjamin W. Bull., Jay Alan Sekulow, Colby M. May and James M. Henderson, Sr. were on the brief for amici curiae for U.S. Representative Henry J. Hyde, et al. in support of appellees.