Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. et al v. Center for Medical Progress et al

  1. October 11, 2024

    9th Circ. Backs Planned Parenthood's $14M Atty Fee Win

    The Ninth Circuit upheld a nearly $14 million attorney fee award to Planned Parenthood after the reproductive health service provider won its suit claiming the Center for Medical Progress unlawfully recorded abortion service providers, saying Friday the award was not unreasonably disproportionate to the jury's $2.4 million damages award.

  2. October 21, 2022

    9th Circ. Says Free Speech Won't Protect Anti-Abortion Group

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday largely rejected an appeal of a jury verdict that found an anti-abortion group broke state and federal laws when it secretly recorded Planned Parenthood's clinics and abortion providers, with one judge warning that "invoking journalism and the First Amendment does not shield individuals from liability for violations of laws applicable to all members of society."

  3. August 19, 2020

    Judge Won't Reverse Planned Parenthood's $2M Verdict

    A California federal judge has refused to undo a jury's $2 million award in favor of Planned Parenthood in a suit where activists led by David Daleiden were found to have violated state and federal laws by surreptitiously recording the organization's clinics and abortion providers and then posted the video footage online.

  4. April 30, 2020

    Activists Must Pay $2M, End Planned Parenthood Video Stings

    A California federal judge has issued an order barring a group of anti-abortion activists from continuing undercover recordings of Planned Parenthood facilities, in addition to confirming a jury's decision to award $2 million in damages after finding the activities violated the law.

  5. November 15, 2019

    Activists Illegally Recorded Planned Parenthood, Jury Says

    A California federal jury found Friday that anti-abortion activists led by David Daleiden violated state and federal laws when they surreptitiously recorded Planned Parenthood's clinics and abortion providers and then posted the video footage online, awarding the organization over $2 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

  6. October 04, 2019

    Abortion Not On Trial In Planned Parenthood Suit, Judge Says

    A California federal judge reprimanded attorneys for an anti-abortion group accused of illegally recording Planned Parenthood employees, after a co-defendant accused the health care provider of child sex trafficking and other crimes on the stand, saying he won't let the fraud and trespass trial devolve into a fight about abortion's morality.

  7. October 03, 2019

    Planned Parenthood Tells Jurors Of Fight Over Secret Videos

    Planned Parenthood told California federal jurors on the first day of trial Thursday that anti-abortion activist David Daleiden and his Center for Medical Progress colleagues trespassed and engaged in fraud to illegally record abortion service providers, while the defense described it as "undercover investigative journalism" exposing the market for fetal tissue.

  8. April 23, 2019

    Planned Parenthood Seeks Sanctions On Anti-Abortion Group

    Planned Parenthood has urged a California federal judge to sanction anti-abortion activists for allegedly letting one of their expert witnesses view a confidential transcript only attorneys were supposed to see in Planned Parenthood's suit over videos the activists recorded purporting to show the sale of fetal tissue.

  9. December 21, 2016

    9th Circ. Can't Stall Suit Over Planned Parenthood Tape

    A California federal judge said Wednesday he would not stay Planned Parenthood's suit against anti-abortion activists who lied about their identities then released videos purporting to show the improper sale of fetal tissue, saying he didn't want the case to languish until the Ninth Circuit decides the fate of some of its claims.

  10. October 03, 2016

    Abortion Foes Can't Escape Planned Parenthood Video Suit

    A California federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss Planned Parenthood's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act suit against the anti-abortion group that lied to get into a National Abortion Federation conference and then released videos purporting to show the improper sale of fetal tissue.