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this is a supreme court that s deeply divided on the subject of abortion, but this ruling was unanimous saying massachusetts went too far by painting a line on the street, on the sidewalk outside abortion clinics 35 feet from the entrances. the supreme court said a sidewalk is a traditional public forum. it s where you are most likely to meet people one on one. it s the most effective way to get your message across. people can change the channel, tune the radio out, hang up on you on the phone but when they confront you on the sidewalk, that s a very effective way to get your message across. people that oppose abortion can t do that at clinics. there was too much violence and problems at entrances and this was the solution the court said. it s too blunt an instrument. gives a number of other options the state could have chosen. now as a practical matter, it s always been a little unclear exactly what other restrictions there were like this outside of ....

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