Citations 510 U.S. 249 (more) | End date 1994 | |
Full case name National Organization for Women, Inc., et al. v. Joseph Scheidler, et al. Majority Rehnquist, joined by unanimous Concurrence Souter, joined by Kennedy Similar Webster v Reproductive Health Se, Doe v Bolton, Planned Parenthood v Casey, Gonzales v Carhart, Roe v Wade | ||
National Organization for Women v. Scheidler, 510 U.S. 249 (1994), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) could apply to enterprises without economic motives; pro-life protesters could thus be prosecuted under it. An organization without an economic motive can still affect interstate or foreign commerce and thus satisfy the Act's definition of a racketeering enterprise.
The Court did not issue judgment on whether or not the Pro-Life Action Network, the organization in question, had committed actions that could be prosecuted under RICO.
G. Robert Blakey argued on behalf of Joseph Scheidler, while Miguel Estrada represented the United States as amicus curiae in favor of reversal.