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Download full textParker, Richard A. – 1989
The "least restrictive means" test, a frequently used tool for resolving First Amendment cases in federal courts, is designed to insure that state-imposed abridgement of free expression is limited to the narrowest scope and the least impact necessary to fulfill a compelling state interest. Analysis of the history of the test since its…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Communication Research, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
