The leader of an anti-abortion group who is being sued wants to disqualify a U.S. judge who barred him from releasing videos recorded at meetings of an association of abortion providers. U.S. District Judge William Orrick has a longstanding relationship with an organization that partners with Planned Parenthood, attorneys for David Daleiden, a leader of the Center for Medical Progress, said in a court filing late Wednesday. The judge has blocked the Center for Medical Progress from releasing videos made at the federation's meetings and airing the names of its members. Planned Parenthood has denied that claim and said the videos were deceptively edited. The videos stoked the American abortion debate when they were released in 2015 and increased congressional scrutiny of Planned Parenthood that has yet to subside.

Source: ABC News June 08, 2017 20:15 UTC