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6 activists convicted of illegally blocking abortion clinic in Tennessee
NASHVILLE‚ Tenn. — A Tennessee jury has convicted six anti-abortion protesters of violating federal laws after they blocked the entrance of a reproductive clinic outside Nashville nearly three years ago. The jury’s decision‚ handed down late Tuesday after a weeklong trial‚ marks the latest development in a case that has been closely watched by conservative groups‚ who have accused the federal government of unfairly targeting abortion opponents by using 1994 federal law designed to protect...