The Definitive John G. Roberts Thread

[D. Scarlatti]

I was hesitant to delve into the Court's other two abortion-related cases, Scheidler v. NOW and Operation Rescue v. NOW, since they involve allegations that "pro-life" protesters violated provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), a complex area of law that is practically a specialty unto itself.

But in light of a decision by the 9th Circuit yesterday that contained the following language,

Though the dissent is wrong to suggest that our approach would confer standing on any plaintiff RICO-suave enough to allege lost employment, it is right to point out that our approach allows more claims to go forward than its more restrictive theory[,]

I may delve anyway, if only to join in the fun.