CERTIFIED MOTORS, LLC v. AVENTINE HILL, LLC

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• holding that a Georgia breach of the peace statute that criminalized protected speech beyond unpro- tected fighting words was unconstitutional
• striking Georgia statute that, as construed, prohibited the use of words that disgraced or insulted the listener, but did not constitute fighting words
• striking Georgia statute that, as construed, prohibited the use of words that disgraced or insulted the listener, but did not constitute fighting words
• facially overbroad statute that state has not construed narrowly may not be given narrow construction by federal court
• statute prohibiting “opprobrious words or abusive language, tending to cause a breach of peace” punishes only spoken words and does, therefore, attempt to regulate or proscribe rights of speech protected by the first amendment
• statutes as authoritatively construed by state court are unconstitutionally broad

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