NOT GUILTY! A Win for Eric Scheidler and the Pro-Life Movement

Just in:  Eric Scheidler has been acquitted of charges of criminal trespass stemming from the April 15 protest at Planned Parenthood ‘s big fundraising gala at Navy Pier.

Peter Breen, Special Counsel for Thomas More Society, called it, “a great win.”  Breen defended Scheidler alongside Associate Counsel Corrina Konczal.  “People have a right to go on Navy Pier,” Breen asserted.

“…It’s a public place – and you can’t be excluded because you are protesting an event that is happening there.  This was a case of Navy Pier personnel reacting badly to our client because of the First Amendment protected activity he was engaged in, and not because of any actual criminal activity.”

Scheidler said that he is really excited to, “Get back to fighting Planned Parenthood on the frontlines, especially in light of all the horrific revelations that have been coming out recently about their business selling baby parts.”  Now he moves on, in his words, “to end abortion in America.”

I reported earlier today on the case brought by Chicago’s Navy Pier against Scheidler, and on the history of litigation against the Pro-Life Action Movement and other pro-life organizations, here.

And on video here, Scheidler and his attorney, Peter Breen of the Thomas More Society, explain the charges and their reaction to the decision.  Thanks to Tom Ciesielka for sharing the news of today’s victory.