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A woman attends a rally for Mark Houck outside the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia on Jan. 24, 2023, while holding a sign that says "Justice for Mark Houck!" / Joe Bukuras/CNAPhiladelphia, Pa., Jan 24, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).Opening statements for the trial of Mark Houck, a pro-life advocate charged with violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, wont begin until tomorrow, but that didnt stop a crowd of about 50 supporters from gather...

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Jury selection begins Tuesday in a trial that pro-life advocate Mark Houck's attorneys say could have major implications for how pro-life supporters are allowed to try and advance their message. Houck's case has drawn national attention, given the circumstances of his arrest last September. In an early morning raid at his home, federal agents took Houck into custody nearly a year after he and Planned Parenthood volunteer Brice Love got into a physical altercation outside a Philadelph...

Even an acquittal is still a victory for the Biden administration, which successfully chilled pro-lifers by making an example out of Houck.

Attorney General Merrick Garland's crackdown on pro-life protesters will encounter its first federal courtroom test starting Tuesday in Philadelphia with the trial of Mark Houck.

Mark Houck, a Catholic pro-life father of seven who was arrested by FBI agents in the early morning hours at his Pennsylvania residence last September, will get to tell his side of the story next week in a jury trial. And now his attorneys say they've offered "bombshell evidence" to the court that could change everything.

Mark Houck with his children / Credit: Thomas More SocietyBoston, Mass., Jan 17, 2023 / 11:36 am (CNA).Mark Houck, the pro-life father of seven arrested by the FBI early in the morning at his Pennsylvania home last September will stand trial on Jan. 24 in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia.The case garnered national interest amid shocking details of the arrest and allegations that the federal government is targeting its political opponents, in this case, pro-lifers. Houck was arrested in fr...

Attorneys for pro-life father Mark Houck dropped new evidence in a pretrial hearing Tuesday that could change the nature of his trial.

Yesterday, Houck’s attorneys produced new evidence – never before considered by a federal court – that when the United States Congress passed the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, it expressl...