Nikki Bruni, et al v. City of Pittsburgh, et al
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18-1084
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October 18, 2019
Quiet Abortion 'Counseling' OK In Buffer Zone, 3rd Circ. Says
A Pittsburgh ordinance prohibiting anti-abortion protesters within 15 feet of the entrance to a women's health clinic passed constitutional muster, as long as participants were still allowed to offer quiet "sidewalk counseling" within the zone, the Third Circuit ruled Friday.
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February 06, 2019
Clinic Buffer Zone Hurts Abortion Foes' Speech, 3rd Circ. Told
Five anti-abortion activists urged the Third Circuit for the second time on Wednesday to revive their constitutional challenge to a 15-foot buffer zone the city of Pittsburgh instituted around a women's health clinic, arguing the city didn't follow court orders that it show it had tried alternatives that didn't restrict the activists' speech.