State v. Francis’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “'The doctrine of overbreadth prohibits the law from criminalizing constitutionally protected activity. A governmental purpose to control or prevent activities constitutionally subject to state regulations may not be achieved by means which sweep unnecessarily broad and thereby invade the area of protected freedoms.' City of Fargo v. Salsman , 2009 ND 15 , ¶ 25, 760 N.W.2d 123 (citations omitted). 'The overbreadth doctrine permits an individual whose own speech or conduct may be prohibited ... to challenge a statute on its face because it also threatens others not before the court-those who desire to engage in legally protected expression but who may refrain from doing so.' McCrothers Corp. v. City of Mandan , 2007 ND 28 , ¶ 27, 728 N.W.2d 124 (alteration in original) (quoting SOB, Inc. v. Cnty. of Benton , 317 F.3d 856 , 864 (8th Cir. 2003) ).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Kenny