Madison bans leafleting in hundreds of bubble zones across city, pro-life group sues

lifesitenews.com Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the City of Madison on behalf of Vigil for Life, Madison (a Pro-Life Wisconsin Affiliate) and ten other free-speakers who engage in a variety of leafleting, education and sign display activities on campus and around Madison. The suit seeks an emergency injunction against the new law, sponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin and passed unanimously by the City Council on Tuesday night, saying it creates hundreds of 320-foot wide "speech-scrubbing bubbles" throughout Madison including on State Street, Capital Square, campus and outside the City/County Building. In each bubble the law bans approaching within eight feet of persons to leaflet or educate. "All citizens have the freedom to leaflet on public sidewalks, including pro-life advocates," said Gwen Finnegan, director of Vigil for Life, Madison. "No City can create a gag rule banning leafleting on miles of public sidewalks in places like campus, State Street and Capital Square, just to drive its brazen pro-abortion agenda against peaceful people who offer women compassionate choices outside of abortion facilities." to read more: lifesitenews.com