SUSPECT IN ABORTION CLINIC KILLINGS PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Anti-abortion activist Paul Hill pleaded not guilty to a new federal law meant to get tough with protesters who block abortion clinics or threaten clinic employees. Hill is accused of gunning down an abortion doctor and his escort in a Pensacola, Fla. clinic on July 29. Hill's lawyer said that he planned to challenge the constitutionality of the federal law that took effect in May. Separately, Hill faces state charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the shooting.