"It is inexcusable for the highest legal officer of the State of New York to declare war on free speech, and especially to openly target religious and pro-life viewpoints,"
NY AG Faces Headwinds in Pro-life Free Speech Case
BROOKLYN, NY - In a hearing this week in a federal lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman seeking to punish and silence pro-life and Christian speech on public sidewalks, U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon told participants that leafletting is a "form of really protected speech" and that sidewalks are recognized as the "quintessential public forum." Attorney General Schneiderman filed the lawsuit in June 2017 with the intent to shut down pro-life and Christian speech on public sidewalks outside an abortion facility in Jamaica, New York.