▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁organization ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁goal ▁is ▁en vis aged ▁and ▁performed . ▁ ▁Prior ities ▁mentioned ▁above ▁were ▁purs ued ▁to ▁ultimately ▁secure ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁guarantee ing ▁these ▁rights . ▁Even ▁though ▁disc rim ination ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁sex ▁was ▁illegal , ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁was ▁not ▁taking ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁enfor cing ▁the ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁policies . ▁N OW ▁sought ▁to ▁apply ▁pressure ▁to ▁employ ers , ▁local ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁u ph old ▁anti - dis c rim ination ▁policies . ▁Through ▁lit ig ation , ▁political ▁pressure , ▁and ▁physical ▁march es , ▁N OW ▁members ▁held ▁an ▁author itative ▁st ance ▁leading ▁to ▁recognition ▁in ▁court ▁cases , ▁such ▁as ▁N OW ▁v . ▁Sche id ler ▁and ▁We eks ▁v . ▁Southern ▁Bell . ▁ ▁N OW ▁v . ▁Sche id ler ▁revol ved ▁around ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁ra ck ete ering ▁to ▁gain ▁support ▁for ▁anti - ab ort ion ▁groups . ▁N OW ▁was ▁su ing ▁the ▁groups ▁for ▁util ization ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁violence ▁for ▁gar ner ing ▁support . ▁The ▁violence ▁varied ▁from ▁physical ▁bar riers ▁into ▁ent ran ces ▁of ▁abort ion ▁clin ic ▁to ▁ar son ▁and ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁those ▁clin ics . ▁The ▁pla int iff ▁accused ▁the ▁Pro - Life ▁Action ▁Network ▁( PL AN ) ▁for ▁un eth ical ▁se izing ▁the