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HOUSTON V. HILL

HOUSTON V. HILL

“Houston v. Hill” refers to the landmark 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case where the Court ruled that a Houston ordinance making it illegal to “interrupt” a police officer was unconstitutionally overbroad and violated the First Amendment’s protection of free speech, establishing that people have a right to verbally challenge police action without risking arrest, a […]

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