Gonzales v. Dunkle, Civil No. 07-03577 (E.D. Pa. injunction issued Nov. 8, 2007)
Status: Injunction issued (E.D. Pa. Nov. 8, 2007), judgment for plaintiff entered (E.D. Pa. Nov. 15, 2008).
In a civil complaint brought under the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (18 U.S.C. sec. 248), the Justice Department sought a permanent injunction against anti-abortion activist John Dunkle, who allegedly threatened -- including urging the killing of -- clinic patients, doctors, and workers in his print and online newsletter (www.armyofgod.com/POCNewletterJohnDunkle.html), and his “stop the killing of young people” blog (skyp1.blogspot.com). On Nov. 8, 2007, the district court issued a injunction against these and similar statements, leading Dunkle to remove them from his online newsletter and blog. A week later, the court entered judgment for the plaintiff.
Links and Court Documents:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071109/ap_on_re_us/abortion_threats_1
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3-3clinic.6133461nov11,0,1608447.story