Re: The Power of the SCOTUS VIII - I am certiorari we'll be arguing until Thanksgivin
I thought the Supremes addressed this issue already??
This one will head to the Supremes as a 1st Amendment Question.
Is something I said that is offensive to you protected speech?
I thought the Supremes addressed this issue already??
The US Supreme Court on Thursday [June 26, 2014] unanimously struck down a Massachusetts law that banned protesters within 35 feet of abortion clinics, ruling that the law infringed upon the First Amendment rights of antiabortion activists.
The decision effectively overturns about 10 fixed-buffer-zone laws across the country, from San Francisco to Portland, Maine, but offers a framework for more limited restrictions around clinic demonstrations, legal experts said.
“They’ve approved the idea of this kind of law, just not the mechanism,” said Jessica Silbey, a Suffolk University Law School professor. “It was too broad.”
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