The two cases questioned a longstanding precedent that upheld such laws, which opponents say violate free speech rights.

New Justice Department leaders say past enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act is "the prototypical example" of what they call "the weaponization of law enforcement."

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to the legality of buffer zones used to protect access to abortion clinics and limit harassment of patients in a challenge brought by anti-abortion activists who have argued that their free speech rights were being violated.

an anti-abortion activist represented by the American Center for Law and Justice challenged a protest-free buffer zone around certain health care facilities in Englewood. The Philadelphia-based 3 ...