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Judge dismisses FACE Act case over West Orange protest
A federal judge has dismissed a case brought under the FACE Act, the federal law protecting access to reproductive health services, arising from a protest in West Orange, New Jersey. Details of the ruling and its reasoning remain limited, but dismissals of FACE Act prosecutions have drawn attention amid ongoing national debate over protests at clinics and the Justice Department's enforcement of the statute.
Why now: FACE Act prosecutions are politically charged, so a judge throwing out one tied to a local protest draws attention amid wider debate over clinic protests and federal enforcement.
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- Judge dismisses FACE Act case over West Orange protest · Bergen Record
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