United States overbreadthspeechdisorderly conduct

Houston v. Hill

City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1987

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A municipal ordinance making it unlawful to oppose, molest, abuse, or interrupt a police officer in the execution of duty is facially overbroad under the First Amendment because it criminalizes a substantial amount of constitutionally protected verbal criticism of police.

Area of Law

General

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