Washington, D.C. - August 11, 2017 (The Ponder News) -- David Daleiden and The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has petitioned the Supreme Court to appeal the unconstitutional gag order issued by Judge William Orrick III – an Obama-appointed judge with numerous explicit ties to Planned Parenthood – against the publication of undercover footage of top-level Planned Parenthood leaders. Daleiden explained his appeal by claiming there is information being suppressed that is of significant public interest and concern.
David Daleiden and his team contend the gag order restricts their First Amendment rights and was ordered at “the behest” of Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation. The appeal was made weeks after Daleiden and his team was ordered to pay a $137,000 fine and held him in contempt in court. Rep. Trent Franks reacted with the following statement:
“I pray the Supreme Court can bring transparency to this extremely dark and troubling affair in California. The attempt by Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation to bury the truth contained in now infamous videos is offensive to every American sensibility. I am thankful David Daleiden has the opportunity to gain a national profile and plead for an end to his persecution before the highest court in the land.
“We should commend people like David Daleiden for his heroism in telling the truth, and we should throw those who murder helpless children and sell their body parts in jail. Not the other way around.”
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