Scheidler v. National Organization for Women, Inc. — Ginsburg, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Ginsburg, joined by Justice Breyer, concurs that the Seventh Circuit’s broad definition of extortion under RICO exceeds congressional intent, emphasizing the need for a narrower reading consistent with the specific statutory response of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act; Justice Stevens dissents, arguing that extortion under the Hobbs Act includes intangible property rights.