Public Law 103-259
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Public Law 103-259 is a 1994 U.S. federal statute, known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, that criminalizes the use of force, threats, or obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services and places of worship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 103-259 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7112633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 103-259 Context triple: [FACE Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 103-259]
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Public Law 103-150
Public Law 103-150 is a 1993 United States congressional joint resolution in which the federal government formally apologized for its role in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and acknowledged the resulting injustices to Native Hawaiians.
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Public Law 105-298
Public Law 105-298 is the U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, that extended the duration of copyright protection for works in the United States.
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Public Law 105-292
Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.
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Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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Public Law 104-193
Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 103-259 Target entity description: Public Law 103-259 is a 1994 U.S. federal statute, known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, that criminalizes the use of force, threats, or obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services and places of worship.
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A.
Public Law 103-150
Public Law 103-150 is a 1993 United States congressional joint resolution in which the federal government formally apologized for its role in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii and acknowledged the resulting injustices to Native Hawaiians.
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B.
Public Law 105-298
Public Law 105-298 is the U.S. federal statute, commonly known as the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, that extended the duration of copyright protection for works in the United States.
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C.
Public Law 105-292
Public Law 105-292 is the U.S. federal statute commonly known as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, which established mechanisms to promote and monitor religious freedom worldwide as a core component of American foreign policy.
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D.
Public Law 103-141
Public Law 103-141 is the formal designation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, a U.S. federal law enacted to protect individuals’ free exercise of religion from substantial government burdens.
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E.
Public Law 104-193
Public Law 104-193 is the 1996 U.S. federal welfare reform law that overhauled Aid to Families with Dependent Children and created the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, emphasizing work requirements and time-limited benefits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Congress
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United States federal statute ⓘ criminal law statute ⓘ |
| addresses |
blockades of clinic entrances
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threats and violence against clinic staff ⓘ threats and violence against congregants at places of worship ⓘ threats and violence against patients seeking reproductive health services ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent intimidation of patients and providers
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prevent violence at reproductive health facilities ⓘ protect access to religious worship ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
conduct affecting places of religious worship
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conduct affecting reproductive health facilities ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criminalizes |
physical obstruction to interfere with access to places of religious worship
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physical obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ threat of force to interfere with access to places of religious worship ⓘ threat of force to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ use of force to interfere with access to places of religious worship ⓘ use of force to interfere with access to reproductive health services ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1994-05-26 ⓘ |
| doesNotProhibit |
lawful expressive conduct that does not involve force, threat of force, or obstruction
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peaceful picketing ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 103rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | FACE Act ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
civil actions by the Attorney General for clinic access violations
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federal prosecutions related to clinic access obstruction ⓘ |
| legislativeResponseTo | escalating violence at abortion clinics in the early 1990s ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| protects |
facilities providing reproductive health services
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persons exercising religious freedom at places of worship ⓘ persons obtaining reproductive health services ⓘ persons providing reproductive health services ⓘ places of religious worship ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for violations
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criminal penalties for violations ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 103-259 ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
abortion clinic access
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religious worship access ⓘ reproductive health services ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | content-neutral time, place, and manner regulation (as interpreted by courts) ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1994 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Public Law 103-259 Description of subject: Public Law 103-259 is a 1994 U.S. federal statute, known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, that criminalizes the use of force, threats, or obstruction to interfere with access to reproductive health services and places of worship.
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