Anti-abortion activists ask justices to overrule ban on expressive activity outside clinics

Anti-abortion activists ask justices to overrule ban on expressive activity outside clinics

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The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

In its 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado, the Supreme Court upheld a Colorado law enacted to prevent groups or individuals who oppose abortion from protesting, handing out materials, or speaking to patients, doctors, or staff outside of medical facilities that offer the procedure. Two years ago, when the … Read the rest

Justices deny appeals from anti-abortion activists, Eastman, and former New Jersey candidates

Justices deny appeals from anti-abortion activists, Eastman, and former New Jersey candidates

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The Supreme Court on Monday morning declined to take an appeal by anti-abortion activists in a First Amendment dispute with Planned Parenthood, as well as a test of New Jersey’s “slogan statutes.” After adding 12 cases to their merits docket for the 2023-24 term on Friday, the justices on Monday denied review in nearly 900 cases that they considered at their conference last week. The justices also sought the Biden administration’s views in three more cases. The full list … Read the rest