NIFLA v. Becerra
The Court Says Crisis Pregnancy Center Notification Mandates Are Unconstitutional
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra was featured in Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Supreme Court Debates (May 2018). The following is excerpted from the 5-to-4 majority opinion written by Justice Thomas, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions. The licensed notice likely violates the First Amendment. Content-based laws “target speech based on its communicative content” and “are presumptively unconstitutional and may be justified only if the government proves that they are narrowly tailored to serve compelling State interests.” — Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015). The licensed notice is a content-based regulation. By compelling Petitioners to speak…
