NATION IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Limits on Clinic Protesters Reinstated
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Massachusetts’ highest court reinstated an order barring demonstrators from blocking abortion clinics, but the group Operation Rescue said it will obey a “higher law” and continue to protest. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4 to 1 that the injunction places only minimal limitations on protesters and does not threaten their First Amendment rights. A spokeswoman for Operation Rescue, which has staged several protests at clinics, said her anti-abortion group will continue its activities.
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