Brown v. Pa. Dep't of Corr.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that overbreath doctrine is exception to traditional standing rule because “courts recognized that the possible harm to society from allowing unprotected speech to go unpunished is outweighed by the possibility that protected speech will be muted”
• explaining that over - breadth doctrine is an exception to traditional standing rules because “courts recognized that the possible harm to society from allowing unprotected speech to go unpunished is outweighed by the possibility that protected speech will be muted”
• holding Honolulu ordinance governing handbilling in Waikîkî unconstitutional and void for vagueness
• “It is not the role of the courts to rewrite statutes or ordinances in order to cure constitutional defects. That would be an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power.” (Citations omitted.)
• \It is not the role of the courts to rewrite statutes or ordinances in order to cure constitutional defects. That would be an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power.\ (Citations omitted.)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).