As previously reported, in People of the State of New York v. Griepp, (ED NY, July 20, 2018), a New York federal district court, in a 103-page opinion, refused to grant the New York Attorney General a preliminary injunction against anti-abortion protesters who had been clashing with volunteer clinic escorts outside a Queens medical center. The suit alleged that the protesters violated the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACES), the New York Clinic Access Act (NYSCAA) and a similar New York City provision. On appeal, a 3-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit (March 10, 2021) (full text of opinions) in 3 opinions spanning 172 pages disagreed with most of the district court's conclusions. Now in an Order (full text) issued May 28, the panel vacated its opinion and granted a rehearing. The Order provides that in the meantime, the decision of the district court remains in place.
