DOJ drops Obama-ordered appeal against pro-life activist, will pay $120,00 legal expenses
I wrote last week that while President Obama’s Department of Justice decided not to appeal a court decision rejecting its Freedom of Access to Clinics Act lawsuit against Colorado pro-life activist Kenneth Scott, it was doubling down and appealing another adverse court decision in its case against Mary Susan Pine (pictured right) in Florida.
Well, good news comes today from Pine’s legal representation, Liberty Counsel, with very interesting tidbits, underlined:
The Department of Justice has dropped its appeal in Holder v. Pine against pro-life sidewalk counselor Mary “Susan” Pine, who is represented by Liberty Counsel. The DOJ has agreed to pay $120,000 for this improper lawsuit. The DOJ had unsuccessfully sought thousands of dollars in fines against Susan Pine, as well as a permanent injunction banning her from counseling women on the public sidewalk outside the Presidential Women’s Center abortion clinic.
After 18 months of litigation, the DOJ’s case was thrown out of federal court, and the department was chastised for filing a case with no evidence. Federal Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp stated that Holder’s complete failure to present any evidence of wrongdoing, coupled with the DOJ’s cozy relationship with PWC and their joint failure to preserve video surveillance footage of the alleged “obstruction,” caused the court to suspect a conspiracy at the highest level of the Obama Administration. “The Court is at a loss as to why the Government chose to prosecute this particular case in the first place,” wrote Judge Ryskamp. “The Court can only wonder whether this action was the product of a concerted effort between the Government and PWC, which began well before the date of the incident at issue, to quell Ms. Pine’s activities rather than to vindicate the rights of those allegedly aggrieved by Ms. Pine’s conduct.”
After this ruling the DOJ appealed on the last day possible and gave indication that President Obama ordered the appeal.
Pine also wrote in an email that the DOJ dropped the charges against her with prejudice, as it did with Scott, it cannot regurgitate this case against her again.
The news for these two pro-life stalwarts is great, although six similar lawsuits remain live.
But, wow, what is it that makes Barack Obama so obsessed with abortion?
These attempts to shut down the pro-life movement serve as more reminders how much of the people’s money and resources the Obama administration is willing to wantonly expend to make abortion as easily attainable as possible.
[Picture via Liberty Counsel]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Please pray for the hearings in Charlotte today.
If someone could please provide a link to Obama’s apology speech, I would really appreciate it. I would also be interested in reading the transcript of his call to Cecile telling her that the DOJ will no longer be fighting her battles for her. You can post the link here or email it to Jill who can forward it to me.
Thanks!
Easily the most lawless administration in American history.
Okay who was the pro lifer that was prosecuted under RICO and was exonerated at the Supreme Court 9-0?
That was the same kind of prosecutorial harrassment. Seriously, when your case is thrown out like this, it seems you should be able to sue for wrongful prosecution.
Anyway, as we used to say when we were teens: you can beat the rap but you can’t beat the ride.
Thanks goodness that Judge Ryskamp could see what was going on here. This is the news that needs to make the front pages!
All I can figure is that Obama must have an abortion or two in his past that he is trying to rationalize — or he really hates children.
(p.s. there is a zero missing in the headline).
That’s what I commented on another post awhile back, Praxedes…
I figure he (and Michelle?) must have had some PERSONAL involvement in abortion some time in the past.
I think Obama’s a closet conservative, trying to make the Democrat party look really stupid for electing a president whose DOJ pick pretends to have moronic chutzpah.
It’s all a conservative plot, I tell ye!
I never thought of that, rasqual! He sure is succeeding if one of his goals is to make the Dem party look really stupid.
hippie says:
Okay who was the pro lifer that was prosecuted under RICO and was exonerated at the Supreme Court 9-0?
Joe Scheidler. It was 8-0.
http://prolifeaction.org/about/nvs.php
Praxedes I agree with you.
This news should be reported by all the main media, newspapers, TV stations, etc.
I forwarded it to my local radio station as a new tip. hope they’ll cover it.
The more the people realize how corrupt is this Administration the quicker they’ll vote them out of the country. If you can, send it to your local radio/TV station as a news tip.
This story made the front page at foxnews.com. Of course I suppose that means only a portion of the population will see it, and the rest will think it is just another lie made up by the right. But I am glad any time these subjects get attention from the major national news outlets.
You guys need to read Injustice by Christian Adams. It explains the people behind these cases – crazy DOJ lawyers.
There is a word for people like Obama and Holder, Bully.
These are demonic spirits of death at work. I have never seen any male politician so singularly obsessed with abortion. He’s giving Barbara Boxer a run for her money. He has opened himself up to a lot of darkness and we are all now bearing the fruit or it. Rotten to the core.
Obama is passionate about abortion and subscribes to the racist organization that is resposible for about a third of the abortions performed in the U.S. annually. As long as he is the pres we need not wonder why the badly named Justice Dept. is harassing prolifers and seeking to bring down what remains of our sexual ethics.
Anyone hear about an apology yet? Maybe if this woman looked like Trayvon’s mother.