The concept of a ‘‘buffer zone’’ was first raised in the 1990s. It was based on two things: increasingly violent and intrusive protests by anti-abortion forces and clinic actions to try to keep protesters a certain distance away from the clinics.

The First Amendment to the Constitution provides for the right of the people ‘‘to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.’’

In Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that assessment of mandatory service charges on nonunion members in an agency shop to finance union expenditures for collective bargaining did not violate their First Amendment rights.

In 1900, motor vehicles were built one at a time by hundreds of startup companies for sale to rich people as novelties.

Astor, John Jacob (1763–1848) fur trader, real estate developer, and financier Astor was born in Waldorf, Baden (today Germany).

Characterizing the process of reviewing MERGERS to decide whether they violate antimonopoly laws.

The American Telephone and Telegraph Co. at its peak in the 1970s was the largest company on Earth. It had more than 1 million employees and was active in every state of the union.

The Curb Exchange, as the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) was known in its early days, was one of the most colorful attractions in New York.

Affirmative action is the practice of preferential hiring for minorities to ensure that employees in businesses represent population demographics.

Selling has gone social. Advertisers can now rely on consumers and their interests in locating bargains and evaluating shopping experiences to promote the advertisers’ products.

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was the predominant labor organization in the United States from the late 1880s until 1936...

The American Express Company is one of the most visible companies in the world.

The manufacture of aircraft, missiles, and related systems is a high-profile and a high-risk industry.