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Legal Citation: 512 U.S. 753 (1994)

Petitioner
Judy Madsen, et al.

Respondent
Womens Health Center, Inc.

Petitioner's Claim
Portions of an injunction limiting the activities of abortion protesters violate First Amendment rights to free speech.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Matthew D. Staver

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Talbot D'Alemberte

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas

Justices Dissenting
Anthony M. Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
30 June 1994

Decision
The injunction is upheld in part and reversed in part.

Significance
The mixed verdict could be viewed as a...