VITAGLIANO v. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER

No. 23-30 August Term 2022.

71 F.4th 130 (2023)

Debra A. VITAGLIANO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: June 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Plaintiff-Appellant: Joseph C. Davis ( Mark L. Rienzi , Daniel L. Chen , Daniel M. Vitagliano , on the brief), The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, DC.

( Edward M. Wenger , Caleb B. Acker , Andrew B. Pardue , Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC, Washington, DC, for Eleanor McCullen, as amicus curiae).

For Defendant-Appellee: John M. Nonna , Westchester County Attorney ( Justin R. Adin , Deputy County Attorney, Shawna C. MacLeod , Senior Assistant County Attorney, on the brief), Westchester County Attorney's Office, White Plains, NY.

( Stephanie Schuster , Emily Booth , Tanya Tiwari , Caiti Zeytoonian , Bichnga T. Do , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, DC, Boston, MA, and Los Angeles, CA, for Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion — Choice Matters, Inc., Hope's Door, Westchester Women's Agenda, and Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc., as amici curiae).

Before: Livingston, Chief Judge, Reena Raggi, and Susan L. Carney, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiff-Appellant Debra Vitagliano ("Vitagliano") is an aspiring pro-life sidewalk counselor who wishes to approach women entering abortion clinics and engage them in peaceful conversation about abortion alternatives. Vitagliano sued Westchester County (the "County"), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting a First Amendment challenge...

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