{"id":127690,"date":"2016-10-04T15:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=127690"},"modified":"2016-10-04T16:20:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T20:20:43","slug":"positive-ruling-baltimore-set-persuasive-precedent-free-speech-attacks-elsewhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/positive-ruling-baltimore-set-persuasive-precedent-free-speech-attacks-elsewhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Baltimore pregnancy center ruling could set \u201cpersuasive precedent\u201d defending free speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>)\u00a0A summary judgment ruling late last week in favor of a pro-life pregnancy center in Baltimore could set the stage for eventual victories in Illinois and California. That\u2019s the hope, at least, of Alliance Defending Freedom senior legal counsel Matt Bowman.<\/p>\n

Bowman, the lead counsel in\u00a0Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore<\/em>, celebrated a ruling by U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis, denying the mayor and city council\u2019s play to make another run at forcing pregnancy centers throughout the city to post signage against their pro-life beliefs.<\/p>\n

While the mayor and city council can still appeal the summary judgment, it seems clear the area\u2019s pregnancy centers are about to come out on top of a battle that has dragged on since 2010.<\/p>\n

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