National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra (2018)

National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra was our winter 2018 SCOTUS in the Classroom case.  

Each SCOTUS Term, Street Law selects the most classroom-relevant, student-friendly cases as our SCOTUS in the Classroom cases. Teachers are encouraged to hold moot courts or mini-moot courts of the case the same weeks that the Supreme Court hears arguments, giving students the opportunity to follow discussion and analysis in the news and listen to or read a transcript of the actual oral arguments at the Court. 

Case Summary:

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Case Issue: 

Does a state law requiring crisis pregnancy centers to post or disseminate information about the availability of contraceptive and abortion services violate the First Amendment?

Case Briefs:

• Brief of Petitioner: National Institute of Family and Life Advocates
• Brief of Respondent: Becerra
• Amici: available on SCOTUSblog's case page

Oral Argument:

• Audio recording and transcript of the oral argument from the Supreme Court

Decision:

• Link to the opinion of the Court

News Articles and Resources:

• Justices take on First Amendment challenge to state abortion disclosure laws: In Plain English
• Supreme Court agrees to hear antiabortion challenge to California disclosure law for pregnancy centers
• Argument preview: Justices take on First Amendment challenge to state abortion-disclosure laws
• Opinion analysis: Divided court rules for anti-abortion pregnancy centers in challenge to California law

How to Conduct a Moot Court or a Mini-Moot Court:

• Classroom Guide to Moot Courts
• Mini-Moot Courts Resource Bundle and Video 

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