At issue was a 25-year precedent that allows local governments to create protest-free buffer zones around all health-care ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the legality of buffer zones used to protect access to ...

The Supreme Court turned away two appeals asking the justices to overrule a 25-year-old decision that allowed for buffer ...

The Supreme Court opted against hearing arguments in a pair of appeals Monday seeking to wipe out protest buffer zones around ...

Abortion opponents wanted the Supreme Court to scrap protest restrictions around clinics. Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito ...

The Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to overturn its precedent permitting buffer zones around abortion clinics over ...

The two cases questioned a longstanding precedent that upheld such laws, which opponents say violate free speech rights.

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a pair of cases from abortion opponents who say laws limiting anti-abortion ...

A since-repealed ordinance intended to create a buffer between anti-abortion activists and those seeking reproductive care.

Cities argued that the restrictions were enacted to curb disturbing behavior from protesters outside health care facilities.