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Protesting in a way thats purposely trying to be intimidating to people around them. must be nice. if you work at that court, have a little breathing room from that. you can safely get in and out of your workplace without either the intimidation fears or the safety fears or just the hassle or stress. for the people responsible for keeping the justices, themselves, safe, it must be a great relief to them to have that buffer zone outside that courtroom. that no-protest zone. the supreme court has ...

Now to get into the court sort of on the side of the front of the court. in order to even get to that little piddly entrance, to get anywhere near it, you have to cross this grand marble public plaza outside the supreme court. its like 100 feet by 250 feet. this big oval-shaped plaza. and the supreme court has decided for itself that the whole public plaza, that whole big marble expanse, is a safety zone. its a buffer zone. you cannot be there. you cannot walk across it if you need to get somewh...

Interesting to me looking at the history of how massachusetts has tried to deal with the issue about danger at clinics and protests at clinics, is that massachusetts did, in 2000, governor cellucci, republican governor, i believe, signed a law that created a different buffer zone, one more like colorados which at this point is still standing according to the supreme court. that was sort of a moving buffer zone around individuals as they tried to get in and out of clinics rather than just a fixed...

Whatever reason, there are people who believe that, the supreme court affirmed in 2011 that you do have the right to do that, however odious your speech is, you have a right to that speech. but the loved ones of this fallen service member, they also have a right not to be harassed and terrorized as they attend the funeral of that person who they love. a no-protest zone, a buffer zone can be established at those kinds of events. and, yes, the first amendment survives even that. i mean, the suprem...

Intimidating to people around them. must be nice. if you work at that court, have a little breathing room from that. you can safely get in and out of your workplace without either the intimidation fears or the safety fears or just the hassle or stress. for the people responsible for keeping the justices, themselves, safe, it must be a great relief to them to have that buffer zone outside that courtroom. that no-protest zone. the supreme court has also upheld buffer zones, no-protest zones outsid...

Rules. >> one thing that has been interesting to me looking at the history of how massachusetts has tried to deal with the issue about danger at clinics and protests at clinics, is that massachusetts did, in 2000, governor saluchi, republican governor, i believe, signed a law that created a different buffer zone, one more like colorados which at this point is still standing according to the supreme court. that was sort of a moving buffer zone around individuals as they tried to get in and out of...

Coverage of a deadly shooting incident at two abortion clinics in massachusetts in 1994. lawmakers in massachusetts eventually established a 35-foot buffer zone, basically a protest-free zone around abortion clinics in part to deal with concerns like those. today the u.s. supreme court struck down the massachusetts law. joining us now, marty walz, former member of the massachusetts state legislature. shes now head of the planned parenthood league of massachusetts. thanks very much for being with...

Safe environment for our patients and our staff. obviously the court disagreed but you observed into your piece leading into this, they didnt do anything about their own buffer zone law. so apparently they think they have one set of rules and women seeking health care should be subjected to a different set of rules. >> one thing that has been interesting to me looking at the history of how massachusetts has tried to deal with the issue about danger at clinics and protests at clinics, is that mas...

Himself at the federal courthouse in alabama. it happens. we are a country with enough gun violence that theres enough to go around. federal courthouses have seen their share. maybe theyve seen more than their fair share. court proceedings can be stressful, themselves. they can be potent symbols. courthouses can be potent sym l symbols for people. maybe it sets some people off. arguably. at the supreme court in washington, one of the ways they have mitigated some of the physical risk that the ju...

In massachusetts in 1994. lawmakers in massachusetts eventually established a 35-foot buffer zone, basically a protest-free zone around abortion clinics in part to deal with concerns like those. today the u.s. supreme court struck down the massachusetts law. joining us now, marty walz, former member of the massachusetts state legislature. shes now head of the planned parenthood league of massachusetts. thanks very much for being with us. >> great to be with you, rachel. >> first, let me ask you ...