It has been a couple of years since anti-choice activists released a series of slanderously misleading videos that basically made it seem that Planned Parenthood’s abortion services were handled like an industrial factory, the “revenue” coming from selling “baby parts.” It’s not. The group that promoted this slander was the Orwellian-named Center for Medical Progress, headed up by David Daleiden. In March of this year, California State Attorney General Xavier Becerra charged Daleiden and his cohort Sandra Merritt with criminal conspiracy as well as filming 14 individuals without their consent. Now Buzzfeed is reporting that Daleiden and his crew of zealots are probably violating every court order and injunction because they are both desperate to stay relevant, and out of jail.
TLate last month, David Daleiden and his team of criminal attorneys allegedly flouted multiple injunctions and court-issued seals by posting more shocking videos of abortion providers and identifying 14 of the John/Jane Does participating in the state criminal complaint against him and his recording partner Sandra Merritt. Those names were previously under a court seal.
This apparent defiance of court orders may end up landing Daleiden and his criminal attorneys in contempt of both state and federal court, potentially resulting in fines and jail time — and disbarment for the lawyers.
Moves like this has led to official requests that disbarment be considered for Daleiden’s legal team, as well as motions pushing for him and his crew to be prosecuted for criminal contempt of court. Go over to Lefty Coaster’s diary for more discussion.