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The activists — 74-year-old Joan Bell, 73-year-old Jean Marshall and 41-year-old Jonathan Darnel — were indicted on felony conspiracy against rights and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, also known as the FACE Act.

Attorneys file an emergency appeal of a decision denying pro-life activist Lauren Handy's release from jail ahead of her sentencing.

The trial follows the conviction of five of the defendants’ peers, who were convicted of conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense.

Lauren Handy was among the five anti-abortion demonstrators found guilty this week of felony violations of the FACE Act.

A jury found five pro-life activists guilty of violating federal law in connection with a 2020 blockade of a Washington, D.C., abortion facility, and all of the defendants were taken into custody following the verdict.

Lawyers for a pro-life activist found guilty of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act by planning a blockade at a Washington, D.C., abortion facility made an emergency request to release the activist from jail while she awaits sentencing.

A jury found five pro-life activists guilty of violating federal law in connection with a 2020 blockade of a Washington, D.C., abortion facility, and all of the defendants were taken into custody following the verdict.

All five defendants were convicted of felony conspiracy against rights and felony violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

A Washington, D.C., jury convicts five pro-life activists of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of several pro-life activists facing federal charges in connection with a 2020 blockade of an abortion clinic in the nation's capital as supporters urge Congress to repeal the FACE Act under which the defendants are facing up to 11 years in prison.