FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          CR
FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1995                             (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888


                          MEDIA ADVISORY
                                 

     WASHINGTON, D.C. --  The Solicitor General of the United
States today approved the filing of an appeal of a decision two
weeks ago by a U.S. District Court in Milwaukee holding the FACE
law unconstitutional.
     On March 16, District Court Judge Rudolph T. Randa found
that Congress had no power to enact the Freedom of Access to
Clinic Entrances Act under either the Commerce Clause or the 14th
Amendment of the Constitution.
     Seven District Courts and the Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals have upheld the constitutionality of FACE.  Six of the
District Courts and the Fourth Circuit specifically considered
the Commerce Clause issue in reaching their decisions.      
     The Justice Department anticipates filing a Notice of Appeal
on Monday.
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