Article
Bad News, Good News for the First Amendment, in Supreme Court Review of the 1993-94 Term,
Essays on Our Times
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1995
Keywords
- abortion clinic protestors,
- freedom of speech,
- Madsen v. Women's Health Center Inc.,
- demonstrators
Disciplines
Abstract
With the passage of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (F.A.C.E.), and the Supreme Court’s decision in NOW v. Scheidler, pro-life activists who engage in civil disobedience will suffer far greater legal disabilities than have been placed upon other protest movements in American history. But following Madsen, pro-life demonstrators can now take advantage of protections not previously articulated by the Court. So long as they do not engage in repetitive illegalities, pro-life demonstrators can count on strong First Amendment guarantees.
Citation Information
David F. Forte, Bad News, Good News for the First Amendment, in Supreme Court Review of the 1993-94 Term, Essays on Our Times no. 31 (Free Congress Research and Education Foundation, March 1995)