Legal Opinion
Cheffer v. Reno
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 1995No. 94-2976PublishedCited by 235 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, anti-abortion activists, challenge the constitutionality of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 (the Access Act or Act), Pub.L. No. 103-259, 108 Stat. 694 (1994) (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 248). Appellants argue that Congress lacks authority to pass the Access Act and, therefore, the Act infringes on state sovereignty in violation of the Tenth Amendment. Appellants also challenge the Act’s constitutionality on its face. They urge that the Act is vague and overbroad, content and viewpoint based, and acts as a prior restraint, in violation of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Stirone v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by235 opinions
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