NATION IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Limits on Clinic Protesters Reinstated
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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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