This column reports on several significant, representative decisions handed down recently in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Carol Bagley Amon denied injunctive relief against anti-abortion protesters. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall upheld a complaint alleging a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for unsolicited robocalls to a residence. And Judge Jack B. Weinstein, finding extensive fraud in the purported sale of virtual currencies, granted an injunction and severe monetary penalties against defendant under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Injunction Against Abortion Protesters Denied

In People of the State of New York, by Barbara D. Underwood, Acting Attorney General of the State of New York v. Kenneth Griepp, 17 CV 3706 (EDNY, July 20, 2018), Judge Amon denied a preliminary injunction sought by the New York Attorney General’s Office (OAG) against 13 anti-abortion protesters for their conduct toward patients and escorts as they entered the Choices Women’s Medical Center in Jamaica, Queens. This 103-page decision was based on extremely detailed factual findings.

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