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Supreme Court voids 35-foot abortion clinic protest buffer
Fox News ^
| 06.26.2014
| FOX
Posted on 06/26/2014 7:51:40 AM PDT by dware
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court has struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts. The justices were unanimous Thursday that extending a buffer zone 35 feet from clinic entrances violates the First Amendment rights of protesters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Chief Justice John Roberts says authorities have less intrusive ways to deal with problems outside the clinics.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: 121168; 1stamendment; abortion; abortuary; bhoscotus; coakley; cullen; deathpanels; elizabethwarren; fauxohontas; freespeech; lawsuit; lieawatha; massachusetts; mccullen; mccullenvcoakley; oakley; obamacare; prolife; ruling; scotus; zerocare
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To: dware
Take that, babykillers! We’re gonna be in your face!
To: Salvation
I suspect Roberts “gave” on this one because he will side against Hobby Lobby on Monday.
To: dware
Finally! Some one gets it. It was a clear violation of freedom of speech.
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posted on
06/26/2014 10:12:13 AM PDT
by
Sam Gamgee
(May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)
To: dware
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posted on
06/26/2014 10:25:48 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: goodwithagun
Well, it’s very difficult to go kill your baby with people calling you to Christ.
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posted on
06/26/2014 10:26:13 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: Lurking Libertarian
The majority (Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor and Kagan) wrote a very narrow opinion—
Roberts is turning out badly for conservatives. He is basically a politician trying to make the Supremes look good and not deciding cases on their merit. This is obvious in the Obamacare decision where he knew that they would get major pushback if they invalidated the law. We also saw this in the CA traditional marriage Prop 8 case. Kennedy and the (other) leftists were ready right then and there to declare that the Constitution demands marriage be re-defined. He recruited Scalia and others to dodge the issue by saying that the Prop 8 defenders did not have standing. It’s not that he sees anything wrong with Kennedy’s views but doing it then would make the Supremes look bad so he will just wait a few years until the politics look better.
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posted on
06/26/2014 10:40:25 AM PDT
by
fifedom
To: bigdaddy45
Even the wise Latina???? Im shocked!!!!
My exact thought. Amazed it was unanimous.
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posted on
06/26/2014 10:49:11 AM PDT
by
leapfrog0202
("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discovery" Sarah Palin)
To: BuckeyeTexan
Two big decisions today. Both unanimous. Amazing.Remember what happened the last few years. A few good decisions and then the really really bad decision.
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posted on
06/26/2014 11:43:53 AM PDT
by
HOYA97
(twitter @hoya97)
To: topher
Oops! Colorado law is still intact. SCOTUS ruled that narrow, floating buffer zones are still legal.But it is the fact that it was such a large area where FREE SPEECH was banned that caused this to be struck down...
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posted on
06/26/2014 11:56:46 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
To: topher
Hill v. Colorado has been "limited" by the decision today.Additionally, the decision today is Cullen v. Coakley (not Oakley as I ha erroneously posted)...
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:01:08 PM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:18:29 PM PDT
by
Friendofgeorge
(Sarah Palin 2016 OR BUST)
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
06/26/2014 12:18:30 PM PDT
by
Friendofgeorge
(Sarah Palin 2016 OR BUST)
To: HOYA97
Remember what happened the last few years. A few good decisions and then the really really bad decision. I remember that. I think that is the way it will play out this time as well.
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posted on
06/26/2014 2:43:03 PM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11))
To: P-Marlowe
Yet another example of “celebrating the First Amendment” available to.......some, sometimes.
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posted on
06/26/2014 3:40:07 PM PDT
by
zerosix
(Native Sunflower)
To: topher
Defendant is Taxachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (with a C). She lost the Senate race to Scott Brown.
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posted on
06/26/2014 3:51:17 PM PDT
by
BlackElk
(Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
To: raccoonradio
Rolling Thunder type bikers can control Westboro “Baptist” Church types and cops can look the other way! Pro-lifers are OTOH the Salt of the Earth.
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posted on
06/26/2014 3:53:56 PM PDT
by
BlackElk
(Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em Danno!)
To: dware
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posted on
06/26/2014 6:17:15 PM PDT
by
Coleus
To: topher
The case is McCullen v. Coakley
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posted on
06/27/2014 9:09:02 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
To: BlackElk
That was mentioned when the arguments for this case were ORALLY here on January 15, 2014 in this case.
Thanks!
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posted on
06/27/2014 9:17:20 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
To: topher
Formal title of case:
McCullen v. Coakley (short title)
No. 12-1168
Long Title:
Eleanor McCullen, et al., Petitioners
v.
Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts, et al.
Link to SCOTUS page on this page with full history:
DocketFile 12-1168
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posted on
06/27/2014 9:26:07 AM PDT
by
topher
(Traditional values -- especially family values -- which have been proven over time.)
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