Religious group sues Minneapolis to overturn law restricting protests against abortion clinics

MINNEAPOLIS — A Christian group known for picketing Planned Parenthood and taking out anti-abortion rights billboards is suing the city of Minneapolis over a new law that prohibits people from blocking the entrances and driveways of abortion clinics. “The Minneapolis ordinance … was a deliberate attempt to stifle Pro-Life Action Ministries’ sidewalk outreach outside of Planned Parenthood,” said lawyer Erick Kaardal of the Thomas More Society, a conservative Chicago law firm. “Minneapolis City Councilmember Lisa Goodman … made it publicly known that the enactment of Chapter 405 was a ‘creative decision’ while she awaits a codifying of abortion rights in…