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SCHEIDLER v. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN, INC. (2003)

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537 U.S. 393 (2003)

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Do pro-life activists who protest at abortion clinics commit extortion within the meaning of the Hobbs Act?

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Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

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