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McCullen v Coakley

573 U.S. 464 (2014)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A Massachusetts 35-foot buffer zone around abortion clinics violated the First Amendment as it burdened substantially more speech than necessary to serve the government's interests.

Key Principle

First Amendment; abortion clinic buffer zone; 35-foot zone not narrowly tailored; content-neutral but burdened more speech than necessary

Area of Law

constitutional

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