When you operate a group with ties to violence, it’s not out of line to point out you operate a group with ties to violence:
A Kane County judge Tuesday threw out significant portions of a defamation lawsuit brought by an anti-abortion group against Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
Eric Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League filed the lawsuit in Circuit Court last fall. Planned Parenthood of Illinois president Steve Trombley was accused of defaming the group in written statements to the Aurora City Council and in an ad in a local newspaper, saying the Pro-Life Action League had a “history of violence.”
Judge Judith Brawka granted Planned Parenthood’s request to dismiss the suit under the Illinois Citizen Participation Act. The law, which took effect a little more than a year ago, is meant to “protect and encourage” public participation in government.
Leah Bruno, a lawyer for Planned Parenthood, said the judge’s ruling affirms what her client has said all along: that political speech should be protected.
I’ve covered the background of the Pro-Life Action League before
And I’ve written of their threats to sue Twombley and Planned Parenthood here and here.