THE FEDERALIST/ Madaline Osburn-
The federal civil jury trial brought by Planned Parenthood against undercover journalist David Daleiden and others associated with the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) began Wednesday in a San Francisco federal court.
Planned Parenthood’s lawsuit alleges that Daleiden and CMP committed 15 different crimes including wiretapping, conspiracy, trespassing, and breach of confidentiality. Daleiden’s defense team is arguing the project in question was not a criminal conspiracy, but an undercover journalism project. What remains to be seen over the next 6 to 8 weeks of trial, and what the defense’s argument relies on, is whether Planned Parenthood can keep the “why” behind Daleiden’s alleged crimes out of the courtroom. Continue reading…
