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Broadrick v. Oklahoma

413 U.S. 601 (1973)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1973
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A statute that regulates conduct, rather than pure speech, may be invalidated for First Amendment overbreadth only where the overbreadth is both real and substantial judged in relation to the statute's plainly legitimate sweep.

Area of Law

General

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