Hill v. Colorado

In Hill v. Colorado (2000) 530 U.S. 703, the United States Supreme Court concluded social, random or other everyday communications--"casual conversation"--would not fall within the terms of the challenged Colorado statute, which made it unlawful for any person within 100 feet of a health care facility entrance to knowingly approach within eight feet of another person without that person's consent, to among other things, engage in " 'oral protest, education, or counseling' " with such other person. (Id. at pp. 707, 720-722.) Hill did not say casual conversation was nonexpressive speech, only that it was not " 'oral protest, education, or counseling.' " (Id. at pp. 721-722.)