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Judith Ingram

June 12, 2012

Julia Queen
  Christian Hilland

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUES OPINION IN REAL TRUTH ABOUT ABORTION, f/k/a REAL TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA v. FEC

WASHINGTON – Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued its opinion in Real Truth About Abortion v. FEC and US Department of Justice. (The plaintiff recently changed its name from The Real Truth About Obama to The Real Truth About Abortion.) The text of the opinion may be found here.

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