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Eleanor McCullen, et al. v. Martha Coakley, US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, August 22, 2008 [ruling that a Massachusetts statute establishing a 35-foot buffer zone outside of facilities that provide abortions does not violate protesters' constitutional rights]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.