Hill v. Colorado
| Hill v. Colorado | |
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| Argued January 19, 2000 Decided June 28, 2000 |
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| Full case name | Hill, et al. v. Colorado, et al. |
| Citations | 530 U.S. 703 (more) |
| Subsequent history | Statute upheld. |
| Holding | |
| Statute limiting protest, education, distribution of literature or counseling within eight feet of a person entering a health-care facility is constitutional. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Majority | Stevens, joined by Rehnquist, O’Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Concurrence | Souter, joined by O’Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Dissent | Scalia, joined by Thomas |
| Dissent | Kennedy |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV | |
Hill v. Colorado, 530 U.S. 703 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court decision. The Court ruled 6–3 that the First Amendment right to free speech was not violated by a Colorado law limiting protest, education, distribution of literature or counseling within eight feet of a person entering a health-care facility.
In response to protesting at abortion clinics, Colorado legislated that protesters within one hundred feet of any healthcare facility may not approach within eight feet of any other person (without consent) for the purpose of protest, education, distribution of literature or counseling. The legal question at hand was: does this Colorado law potentially violate the first and fourteenth Amendment rights of citizens who would like to protest, educate or counsel outside of these facilities?
Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion for the majority of the court:
Justices David Souter, Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, concurring:
Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissenting:
Justice Anthony Kennedy dissenting:
Hill v. Colorado, 530 U.S. 703, 735 (SCOTUS 2000).
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