SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN 35 FOOT BUFFER ZONE AROUND ABORTION CLINICS IN MASSACHUSETTS

U.S. Supreme Court Protects Free Speech, Strikes Down Massachusetts Law 

Creating 35-Foot Abortion “Buffer Zone”

SEE: 

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/on_the_front_lines/victory_us_supreme_court_protects_free_speech_strikes_down_massachusetts_la

EXCERPT:

"WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a decision strongly protective of First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a Massachusetts law which restricts protests on public sidewalks within 35 feet of the entrances, exits, and driveways of abortion clinics in the state. Noting that by its very terms, the law applied to “public ways and sidewalks,” spaces that have traditionally been considered open public forums for free speech activity, the Supreme Court held that the government’s ability to regulate speech in these spaces is “very limited,” and was unconstitutionally exceeded by the Massachusetts law."

Pro-life victory as Massachusetts 

‘buffer zone’ law struck down

SEE: http://liveactionnews.org/breaking-pro-life-victory-as-massachusetts-buffer-zone-law-struck-down/;

EXCERPT:

A contentious law prohibiting pro-life sidewalk counselors from exercising their free speech rights outside of abortion mills has been struck down by the Supreme Court this morning.