{"id":23166,"date":"2014-06-26T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T15:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=23166"},"modified":"2014-06-26T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2014-06-26T15:05:40","slug":"another-unanimous-decision-by-the-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=23166","title":{"rendered":"Another Unanimous Decision By The Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"

WCVB.com<\/a> is reporting today that the Supreme Court<\/a> has struck down a Massachusetts law<\/a> requiring anti-abortion<\/a> protesters to stay at least 35 feet from patients and staff at abortion clinics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

In the unanimous decision<\/a>, justices ruled that extending a buffer zone 35 feet from clinic<\/a> entrances violates the First Amendment rights<\/a> of protesters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ruling signals that states can pass laws<\/a> ensuring access to clinics, but cannot more broadly ban speech on public streets and sidewalks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the article, Massachusetts Attorney General<\/a> Martha Coakley<\/a> had a different opinion than the Court:<\/p>\n

“It balances the rights of those who need and want access to the clinic. It balances the right and need for public safety. And it balances the rights of those who want to speak and to get their message out,” Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court overruled the opinion of Ms. Coakley.<\/p>\n

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