unconstitutional as applied
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From 404 U.S. 561 - United States v. Christian Echoes National Ministry, Inc. · 1972Most cited · 69 citing opinions
a holding that a statute is unconstitutional 'as applied' means that the section, by its own terms, infringed constitutional freedoms in the circumstances of the particular case—as distinguished from narrowly construing the statute to avoid a constitutional problem