Rust v. Sullivan

Citation

500 U.S. 173 (1991)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

The government may condition a subsidy on the recipient not engaging in certain speech (here, abortion counseling); when the government subsidizes only part of a program, it need not fund the disfavored activity.

Significance

Upheld the “gag rule” on Title X family planning clinics; key government-speech/unconstitutional-conditions case.

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