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In a ruling on June 27, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a lower court injunction that had prevented a pro-lifer from coming near a Planned Parenthood nurse to share his convictions.<\/p>\n

Brian Aish has been advocating for life outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin since 2014. According to Thomas More Society<\/a>, Aish “preached the Christian message of repentance and shared his pro-life views on the public right of way.” In 2020, a Planned Parenthood nurse, Nancy Kindschy, filed a restraining order against Aish; that same year a county judge granted an injunction against him, which was upheld in 2022 by a state appeals court on the grounds that the nurse found Aish’s message “threatening.” Aish’s messages<\/a> to Kindschy were calls urging her to give up her job working for the abortion business, including \u201cturn to Christ and repent,\u201d because \u201cyou could get killed by a drunk driver tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In its unanimous ruling<\/a>, the state’s Supreme Court overturned the injunction, noting that it “violates the First Amendment,” and \u201cthe injunction is a content-based restriction on Aish\u2019s speech and that it fails to satisfy strict scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a concurring opinion, Justice Rebecca Bradley noted that the court \u201cnever deemed Aish\u2019s statements true threats, and no reasonable factfinder could have made such a finding based on the record.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn unconstitutional injunction impermissibly infringed Aish\u2019s fundamental First Amendment right to speak freely on \u2018a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views,\u2019\u201d Bradley stated.<\/p>\n

Thomas More Society Executive Vice President and Managing Counsel Joan Mannix stated, \u201cWe are very pleased that the Wisconsin Supreme Court vindicated Brian Aish\u2019s free speech rights and restored his ability to continue sharing his pro-life message.”<\/p>\n

“Importantly, the Wisconsin Supreme Court\u2019s decision was unanimous. It reaffirms that the First Amendment embodies a paramount American value of protecting free speech, even if the viewpoint expressed may be unpopular or controversial\u2014a value that transcends partisan divides,” Mannix added. “The First Amendment, as Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in her concurrence, \u2018is a bulwark against the weaponization of the justice system to squelch or even criminalize disfavored political voices.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a ruling on June 27, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned a lower court injunction that had prevented a pro-lifer from coming near a Planned Parenthood nurse to share his convictions. Brian Aish has been advocating for life outside the Planned Parenthood facility in Blair, Wisconsin since 2014. 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