No. 24-57October Term 2024Decided Feb 24, 2025
Docket 24-57October Term 2024 (2024–2025)
Coalition Life, Petitioner v. City of Carbondale, Illinois
This case involves a challenge to a local ordinance in Carbondale, Illinois, that restricts peaceful speech and demonstrations within 100 feet of abortion clinics.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Feb 24, 2025
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedFeb 24, 2025
- What it's about
This case involves a challenge to a local ordinance in Carbondale, Illinois, that restricts peaceful speech and demonstrations within 100 feet of abortion clinics. The petitioner, Coalition Life, argues that these restrictions violate First Amendment free speech protections.
Question presented
Whether the Court should overrule Hill v. Colorado, 530 U.S. 703 (2000).
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Feb 24, 2025
- Area
First Amendment
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology