Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc.

Summary

The Court held that petitioners did not commit extortion under the Hobbs Act because they did not obtain property from respondents, reversing the RICO judgment without reaching the issue of private injunctive relief. Justice Stevens dissented, arguing that the Court improperly narrowed the definition of property and obtaining under the Act. Justice Ginsburg concurred, noting that Congress had enacted specific legislation to address clinic violence.