National Abortion Federation v. Center for Medical Progress et al

  1. February 23, 2016

    Fetal Tissue Video Suit On Hold Pending 9th Circ. Appeal

    A California federal judge agreed on Monday to pause the National Abortion Federation's suit against the Center for Medical Progress as the center appeals the court's decision banning it from releasing footage purporting to show abortion providers agreeing to sell fetal body parts for profit.

  2. February 08, 2016

    Anti-Abortion Group Barred From Releasing Videos

    A California federal judge has banned the Center for Medical Progress from releasing its “misleadingly edited” footage purporting to show abortion providers agreeing to sell fetal body parts for profit, finding that the raw material shows no wrongdoing and that the CMP members broke legally-binding confidentiality agreements.

  3. December 18, 2015

    Anti-Abortionists Face Stronger Ban On Fetal Tissue Vids

    The National Abortion Federation urged a California federal judge Friday to bar the Center for Medical Progress from continuing to share surreptitiously filmed videos allegedly showing abortion providers negotiating the sale of fetal tissue, saying the videos put providers in danger.

  4. October 16, 2015

    Judge Worried About Fetal Tissue Videos Given To Congress

    A California federal judge said Friday that the 500 hours of video the Center for Medical Progress handed over to Congress last week in an investigation of the group's secret videotaping of alleged fetal tissue negotiations may have gone "well beyond the scope" of his legal orders.

  5. October 07, 2015

    Anti-Abortion Group Allowed To Give Videos To Congress

    A California federal judge on Tuesday said the Center for Medical Progress can give Congress subpoenaed videos and documents for an investigation regarding videos the group released allegedly showing abortion providers selling fetal tissue, but told the anti-abortion group to ensure the National Abortion Federation receives copies of all documentation first.

  6. September 23, 2015

    9th Circ. Won't Halt Discovery In Anti-Abortion Groups Row

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday refused to halt discovery in the suit that the National Abortion Federation launched against anti-abortion activist groups the Center for Medical Progress and Biomax Procurement Services LLC for their allegedly unlawful recording of secret videos.

  7. September 22, 2015

    Judge Orrick Defends Planned Parenthood Ruling At 9th Circ.

    In a rare appellate filing, U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick on Friday blasted a challenge of a discovery order he imposed on pro-life groups in connection with secretly recorded videos of abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood, saying their First Amendment invocation can't be adjudicated without knowing what information they have.

  8. September 18, 2015

    Anti-Abortion Groups Can't Plead 5th In Video Sting Suit

    A California federal judge ruled Friday that the anti-abortion activist groups Center for Medical Progress and Biomax Procurement Services LLC, which the National Abortion Federation is suing for recording secret videos, can't plead the Fifth Amendment, according to the NAF.

  9. September 14, 2015

    Abortion Opponents Denied 'Blanket' 5th Amendment Claim

    A California federal judge told anti-abortion activists being sued for secret videos on Friday that to assert their constitutional right against self-incrimination they must do so on a question-by-question basis, saying their attorneys' blanket invocation of the Fifth Amendment privilege won't suffice.

  10. September 01, 2015

    Anti-Abortion Activists Need Not Remove Fetal Tissue Video

    A California federal judge on Tuesday refused to order the Center for Medical Progress to take down a secretly filmed video in which Planned Parenthood executive Deborah Nucatola allegedly negotiates the sale of fetal tissue, saying he doesn't see how removing the video would protect her.