Injunctive Relief and the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine: The Search for Clarity on a Muddied Pitch

Thomas Dillickrath, David Emanuelson, Mar 19, 2013

The right to seek injunctive relief is one of the bulwarks of U.S. law. The right to petition the government to redress grievances is fundamental to the legal system, and is expressly protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Congress shall make no law restricting “the right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”). However, the ability to seek injunctive relief has, at times, come into