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Massachusetts law could possibly be struck down. whenever a state restricts speech on the public sidewalk, it has a high burden. some members of the court think that the court has met it. justice kagan said theres no way to know whos going to block doors. just as they arrive to clinics in a fragile state. but several of the justices said that they had problems with the buffer zone because number one, they think its too big. number two, that its not neutral about who gets to express an opinion. j...

Week, but shed have to pay two months premiums this week. >> however, the provider doesnt have any record of me, and therefore, doesnt have -- isnt even able to tell me the amount of the premium. >> nightmare scenario that just keeps repeating itself. analysts say thats the same problem the federal government is having. and that more problems like vickys are likely to emerge in the coming months. bret. >> okay, jim, thank you. a classic supreme court mash-up tonight, mixing two rights that eli...

The state has said it needs to protect those entrances. it needs to make sure they dont get congested and people are safe and it is a public safety issue and today justice ginsberg asked, what do you expect the state to do? how can they preclear people in advance? cant do that with potential pros terse and want to speak to the women entering these clinics. they make a buffer zone applies to everybody, and works across the board. on the other side plaintiffs say they want peaceful conversations w...

Developing news at the supreme court, where for the last hour, justices have been hearing arguments about a case that will decide of buffer zones to keep protesters at bay around abortion clinics violate the constitution. listening to all of that at the courthouse steps for us now, nbc justice correspondent pete williams. hes got the latest. hey, pete. >> reporter: richard, this law comes from massachusetts. the state has a 35-foot buffer zone around entrances to abortion clinics that says an ol...

Taking that much acetaminophen provides that. >> the pills are 500 milligrams already. that number 375. not very high. id like to learn more about that. the supreme court is taking up a major case over abortion and the right to free speech. it involves ace massachusetts law that sets up a buffer zone to keep protesters away from clinics. the appeals court said the law was valid and balances the right of patients and workers at the clinic but anti-abortion group says the law violates their righ...

Directed at women entering these clinics. after hearing arguments on massachusetts so-called buffer zone, the supreme court seemed poised to strike it down. specifically the court is arguing over a 35 foot wide area that exists in front of a health clinic. a space that is roughly the width of two parking spots. thats the space that anti-choice activists claims is violating their rights. it is one quarter the size of buffer space in polling zones throughout the country. according to anti-choice a...

Anti-abortion activist who plants herself outside a planned parenthood in boston. she posed no threat. and it frustrates her attempts to talk to women entering the clinic. buffer zones werent enacted because of peaceful grandma types. buffer zones were a response to over 4700 incidents of clinic violence and over 140 clinic blockades that have occurred since 1995. buffer stozones were a response eight murders, 17 attempted murders, and 42 bombings that have targets women seeking abortions and th...

A battle and a significant one, but i think the challenges for the republican party nationally as weve seen this play out now in the last two presidential elections, if you lose womens vote by double digits, youre not going to win national office, so the republicans, you know, have a real problem because they keep alienating women, not just on choice issues, but pay equity issues, education issues. at some point, its more than just a war on womens issues. you end up basically losing them for goo...

Inspect the scene. but as the convoy passed through the buffer zone of government and rebel-controlled areas, it came under attack. unidentified snipers shot at the convoy, multiple times, hitting the vehicle but causing no injuries. and the team continued on. >> when the u.n. inspectors finally gained access, that access as we now know was restricted and controlled. >> reporter: restricted and controlled, a familiar pattern in syria for inspectors trying to operate in the middle of a volatile w...

The scene. but as the convoy passed through a buffer zone between government and rebel controlled areas, it came under attack. unidentified snipers shot at the vehicle, hitting a vehicle but not causing injuries and the team continued on. >> when the u.n. inspectors finally gained access, that access, as we now know, was restricted and controlled. >> reporter: restricted and controlled, a familiar pattern in syria for inspectors trying to operate in the middle of a volatile war. nick robertson, ...