Supreme Court of South Carolina· 5/3/1993

State v. Ramsey

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430 S.E.2d 511
311 S.C. 555
1993 S.C. LEXIS 90

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finding that statute prohibiting placement of burning or flaming cross on public property or on private property without owner's permission regulates protected symbolic conduct
“Conduct may be sufficiently imbued with elements of communication so as to fall within the scope of the First Amendment”
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“or” may be employed as coordinate conjunction introducing synonymous word or phrase, or it may join different terms expressing same idea or thing
\or\ may be used as a coordinate conjunction introducing a synonymous word or phrase, or it may join different terms expressing the same idea or thing
“In the interpretation of statutes, our sole function is to determine and, within constitutional limits, give effect to the intention of the legislature, with reference to the meaning of the language used and the subject matter and purpose of the statute.”

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Judges: Harwell, Chandler, Moore, Finney, Toal

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