| 22-1159 |
Troy Newman v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-06-01 |
Denied |
civil-rico false-identification interstate-commerce pattern-of-racketeering pattern-of-racketeering-activity predicate-acts proximate-cause rico-statute undercover-investigation |
Whether Respondents failed to establish a pattern of RICO predicate acts |
| 22-1160 |
Albin Rhomberg v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-06-01 |
Denied |
abortion-litigation civil-rights compensatory-damages due-process first-amendment free-speech no-injury racketeering rico-damages standing takings undercover-journalism |
Whether RICO claims should be dismissed where the plaintiffs suffered no compensable injury |
| 22-1147 |
Sandra Susan Merritt v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-05-25 |
Denied |
defamation first-amendment fraud free-speech journalistic-investigation newsgathering rico rico-act |
Whether the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause prevents the application of defamation liability and RICO to undercover newsgathering |