Trump Department of Justice Says It Will End ‘Weaponization’ of FACE Act Against Pro-Lifers
DOJ directive released on Friday states it will limit enforcement of federal law to cases involving death, injury or serious property damage.
Justice Department restricts prosecutions for interfering with abortion clinic access
A new Justice Department leader issued a memo Friday restricting prosecutions for interfering with patient access to reproductive health clinics.
Trump Justice Dept. limits enforcement of FACE Act, which protects reproductive health facilities
According to a Justice Department memo, future FACE Act violations will mostly be left to state or local law enforcement.
Trump's Justice Department limits cases over blocked access to abortion clinics
The U.S. Justice Department's new leadership under President Donald Trump ordered cutbacks on Friday on federal prosecutions of people accused of blocking access to reproductive health centers and abortion clinics,
Justice Dept. to cut back prosecution of abortion clinic protest cases
The change reflects President Donald Trump’s position that abortion clinic protesters have been unfairly prosecuted under the FACE Act.
Trump Justice Dept. limits enforcement of FACE Act violations, pauses abortion-related actions
The FACE Act makes it illegal to harm, threaten or interfere with an individual "obtaining or providing reproductive health services" or damage a facility "because such facility provides reproductive health.
Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking reproductive health care facilities
The Justice Department under Trump curtails prosecutions against people who block reproductive healthcare facilities, including abortion providers.
Trump Officials Waste No Time in Justice Department’s Rightward Shift
As Pam Bondi awaits confirmation as attorney general, interim leaders are moving to wipe out Biden-era policies.
Cutback of FACE Act suits ordered
President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people ...
Trump’s Justice Department halts police reform agreements
The Trump administration is putting a halt to agreements that require reforms of police departments where the Justice ...
DOJ suspends police reform agreements
During Trump’s first administration, he was critical of police reform agreements as he viewed them as anti-police.
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Justice Department curtails prosecutions for blocking access to reproductive health centers
Mizelle also ordered the immediate dismissal of three FACE Act cases related to 2021 blockades of clinics in Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The memo signals a sharp departure from Justice ...
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Ohio FACE Act lawsuit ordered to be dismissed
Justice Department Chief of Staff Chad Mizelle ordered the “immediate dismissal” on Friday of a 2021 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) lawsuit regarding Ohio reproductive health ...
DOJ lawyers directed to toss out charges against several anti-abortion activists
A top Justice Department official ordered prosecutors on Friday to terminate three pending cases brought by the Biden ...
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Louisville leaders, community members react to DOJ memo pausing consent decrees
Louisville community members reacted to the memo Thursday, with Breonna Taylor’s aunt, Bianca Austin, saying it did not come as a surprise to her family. Taylor’s death in 2020 propelled calls for ...