Legal Opinion
McGuire v. Reilly
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 13, 2001No. 00-2492PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal — in which we have the benefit of exemplary briefing by the parties and the various amici — requires us to reconcile a triad of state interests (protecting public health, maintaining public safety, and preserving access to medical facilities) with the First Amendment interests of those who challenge restrictions on how they may debate issues of public concern. We act in the context of a Massachusetts statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 120E1/ (the Act), which creates a floating six-foot buffer zone around pedestrians and motor vehicles as they approach…
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