Determined the constitutionality of the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law, or FACE, which prohibits obstructing ingress and egress at reproductive health facilities.
Full Case Title:
Hoffman v. Hunt, 126 F.3d 575 (4th Cir. 1997)
Year:
1997
- Reproductive Rights
- Anti-Choice Violence
Legal Momentun's Role:
Contributed Amicus Brief
- Authored Amicus Brief
Brief:
Legal Momentum submitted an amicus brief on behalf of several women's organizations. The brief argued that when analyzing Congress' authority to enact FACE under the Commerce Clause, the Court must consider the extensive Congressional findings that federal legislation was necessary to address a nationwide campaign of violence and obstruction directed at reproductive health care.
