Pro-life activist accused of shoving 72-year-old volunteer awarded ‘seven figures’ from DOJ after wrongful arrest lawsuit

NewsWorldAmericasPro-life activist accused of shoving 72-year-old volunteer awarded ‘seven figures’ from DOJ after wrongful arrest lawsuitMark Houck was alleged to have assaulted a man outside of a Planned Parenthood center on two occasions, according to federal prosecutorsOwen Scott Monday 13 April 2026 16:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956686","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mark-houck-abortion-planned-parenthood-b2956686.html","title":"Pro-life activist awarded ‘seven figures’ from DOJ after lawsuit"}}CloseGavin Newsom posts powerful ad condemning Tennessee’s no-exceptions abortion policiesThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas...