Hill v. Colorado
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Hill v. Colorado is a 2000 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a state law creating buffer zones around individuals entering healthcare facilities, significantly shaping First Amendment jurisprudence on protest and speech restrictions near abortion clinics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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abortion-related case ⓘ free speech case ⓘ |
| affectedArea | sidewalks and public ways near health care facilities ⓘ |
| citation | 530 U.S. 703 ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2000-06-28 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustices |
Anthony Kennedy
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Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 98-1856 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Leila Jeanne Hill, et al. v. State of Colorado, et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Colorado’s 8-foot floating buffer zone statute is constitutional under the First Amendment
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The statute does not violate the right to free speech on public sidewalks ⓘ The statute is a valid content-neutral time, place, and manner restriction ⓘ |
| impact |
narrowed the scope of First Amendment protections for close-range counseling near clinics
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significantly influenced later abortion clinic protest jurisprudence ⓘ upheld state authority to impose floating buffer zones near clinic entrances ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialSignificance | landmark case on the constitutionality of buffer zones under the First Amendment ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
buffer zones around health care facilities
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captive audience doctrine ⓘ content neutrality ⓘ public forum doctrine ⓘ time, place, and manner test ⓘ |
| lawDescription | Prohibited knowingly approaching within 8 feet of another person, without consent, to pass a leaflet, display a sign, or engage in oral protest, education, or counseling ⓘ |
| lawDescription | Statute created an 8-foot floating buffer zone within 100 feet of the entrance to a health care facility ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment free speech
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abortion clinic protests ⓘ content-neutral time, place, and manner regulation ⓘ speech restrictions near health care facilities ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Anthony Kennedy
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David Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ William Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingJurisdiction | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Madsen v. Women’s Health Center, Inc.
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McCullen v. Coakley NERFINISHED ⓘ Schenck v. Pro-Choice Network of Western New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInvolved | Colorado Revised Statute § 18-9-122(3) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
regulation of protest activity near abortion clinics
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speech restrictions around health care facilities ⓘ |
| vote | 6-3 ⓘ |
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