Supreme Court of the United States

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra

June 26, 2018138 S. Ct. 2361

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit, holding that California's FACT Act notice requirements likely violate the First Amendment. The licensed notice compels speech about abortion, a topic petitioners oppose, and is content-based without sufficient justification. The unlicensed notice unduly burdens speech by requiring government-scripted disclosures without a demonstrated justification.