Legal Opinion
McCullen v. Coakley
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 22, 2008No. Civil Action 08-10066-JLTPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Introduction
Plaintiffs challenge the facial constitutionality of a recently revised Massachusetts statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120E 1/2 (“Act”), which establishes a 35-foot fixed buffer zone around driveways and entrances of reproductive health care facilities (“RHCFs”). 1 Following a Bench Trial held on May 28, 2008, this court finds that the Act survives First Amendment, Equal Protection and Due Process challenges.
Background
A. The Parties
Plaintiffs Eleanor McCullen, Jean Blackburn Zarrella, Gregory A. Smith, Carmel Farrell and Eric Cadin are…
2Cases cited72 opinions
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McCullen v. CoakleySupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Brown v. City of PittsburghCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2009
- McCullen v. CoakleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- McCullen v. CoakleyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2010
- McCullen v. CoakleyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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