National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress et al

  1. May 19, 2021

    Abortion Provider Says MoFo Is Owed $7.4M In Taping Case

    The National Abortion Federation asked a California federal judge Tuesday to award $7.4 million in legal fees for Morrison & Foerster LLP's work representing it in a case over an anti-abortion activist's surreptitiously recorded videos, saying there is "no serious argument that NAF is not entitled to attorneys' fees and costs."

  2. April 07, 2021

    Abortion Provider Secures Win To Block Activist's Videos

    A California federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked an anti-abortion activist from posting surreptitiously recorded videos of the National Abortion Federation's providers, finding the primary issue has already been decided against the activist.

  3. February 17, 2021

    Abortion Provider Nears Win In Bid To Block Activist's Videos

    A California federal judge indicated he's likely to grant the National Abortion Federation's bid for summary judgment and a permanent injunction blocking an anti-abortion activist from posting surreptitiously recorded videos of NAF's providers, saying during a hearing Wednesday that he found the activist's First Amendment and Copyright Act arguments "unpersuasive."

  4. October 03, 2018

    'Deja Vu All Over Again' For Judge In Abortion Group's Suit

    An anti-abortion activist can't defeat the National Abortion Federation's suit over surreptitiously recorded videos of its providers, a California federal judge said Wednesday, adding he had "deja vu all over again," because the arguments for dismissal were so similar to those that failed to end similar claims brought by Planned Parenthood.

  5. August 31, 2017

    Abortion Foe, Attys Hit With $195K Sanction For Videos

    An anti-abortion activist and his attorneys who broke a court order barring the publication of videos surreptitiously recorded at meetings of an abortion provider group are on the hook for more than $195,000 in civil contempt sanctions, a California federal judge said Thursday.

  6. July 17, 2017

    Abortion Foe, Attys Held In Contempt For Posting Videos

    A California federal judge on Monday held an anti-abortion activist and his criminal defense attorneys in civil contempt and imposed sanctions for their "willful" violation of a preliminary injunction that barred the publication of videos that were allegedly secretly recorded at annual meetings of the National Abortion Federation.

  7. June 26, 2017

    DQ Bid Over Judge Wife's Social Media 'A Zero,' Judge Says

    A California federal judge's wife's online thumbs-up on Facebook posts and a "pinkified" profile don't warrant his removal from a suit seeking to block anti-abortion activists' hidden-camera videos of abortion provider meetings, according to a Monday order.

  8. June 22, 2017

    Activists Say Judge's Wife's Facebook 'Likes' Support DQ

    Anti-abortion activists asked Thursday that U.S. District Judge William Orrick III be disqualified from a suit seeking to block their hidden-camera videos of abortion provider meetings, arguing he once sat on the board of an group that hosts a Planned Parenthood clinic and that his wife "liked" posts expressing pro-choice views on Facebook.

  9. June 09, 2017

    Pro, Anti-Abortion Groups Tussle Over Bid To DQ Judge

    A California federal judge on Thursday agreed to refer to a colleague a motion to disqualify him from hearing a suit over an anti-abortion group's release of videos alleging misconduct by abortion providers, after the founder of the group claimed the judge's ties to a social services center that partners with Planned Parenthood showed bias.

  10. May 26, 2017

    Anti-Abortion Activist Told To Remove Covert Recordings

    A California federal judge on Thursday forced an anti-abortion activist to remove online recordings of National Abortion Federation meetings as well as postings about group members and future meetings, saying their publication violated a preliminary injunction.