The push by Republican state lawmakers was called "political showmanship" by the state's Democratic Party chairman.

Residents, merchants and lawmakers are sparring over creating a marijuana buffer zone between Queens and parts of Nassau ...

A US anti-abortion group planning a series of protests outside a Scottish hospital have pledged not to break the country's ...

The Supreme Court turned away two appeals asking the justices to overrule a 25-year-old decision that allowed for buffer ...

At issue was a 25-year precedent that allows local governments to create protest-free buffer zones around all health-care ...

Justices Thomas and Alito dissented from the court’s refusal to reconsider a 25-year-old precedent upholding “buffer zones” ...

The Supreme Court refused Monday to take up a First Amendment case to revisit a previous ruling enshrining abortion clinic buffer zone laws, earning a fiery dissent from Justice Thomas.

The Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to overturn its precedent permitting buffer zones around abortion clinics over ...

The Supreme Court rejects challenges to abortion clinic buffer zone laws in Illinois and New Jersey, surprising observers.

A since-repealed ordinance intended to create a buffer between anti-abortion activists and those seeking reproductive care.

The US Supreme Court won’t review a lower court decision upholding a Carbondale, Ill., ordinance that created an eight-foot ...

A 74-year-old woman has been arrested near a Glasgow hospital, marking the first case under Scotland s new buffer zone law She was subsequently charged under the Abortion Services Safe Access Zones ...