Okpalobi v. Foster

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 2001-03-16

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*409 E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: Sitting as an en banc court, we consider whether the district court properly enjoined the “operation and effect” of the Louisiana state tort statute at issue, which provides a private cause of action against medical doctors performing abortions. Although, in this facial attack on the constitutionality of the statute, considera…

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