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Illinois city repeals ‘buffer zone’ law to avoid scrutiny for silencing pro-lifers

Carbondale, Illinois, used last-minute legal gamesmanship in order to escape constitutional accountability before the Supreme Court while facing a lawsuit from the pro-life organization Coalition Life.

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Thomas More Society

• Feb 25, 2025

Supreme Court to review Illinois bubble zone law, potentially restoring pro-life free speech

A challenge to Carbondale, Illinois’s, law creating ‘bubble zones’ outside abortion centers presents an opportunity for the Supreme Court to reverse its 24-year-old Hill precedent infringing on pro-life sidewalk counselors’ freedom of speech.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 9, 2025Jan 9, 2025

Pro-lifers ask Supreme Court to overturn decision allowing ‘bubble zones’ around abortion centers

Coalition Life, represented by Thomas More Society and former US Solicitor General Paul Clement, is asking the Supreme Court to overturn its widely criticized Hill v. Colorado decision, which allows state and local governments to ban pro-life speech near abortion facilities.

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Thomas More Society

• Jul 17, 2024

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Illinois city repeals ‘buffer zone’ law to avoid scrutiny for silencing pro-lifers

Supreme Court to review Illinois bubble zone law, potentially restoring pro-life free speech

Pro-lifers ask Supreme Court to overturn decision allowing ‘bubble zones’ around abortion centers