preferred position
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From 334 U.S. 558 - Saia v. People of State of New York · 1948Most cited · 972 citing opinions
Courts must balance the various community interests in passing on the constitutionality of local regulations of the character involved here. But in that process they should be mindful to keep the freedoms of the First Amendment in a preferred position.