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North Dakota Supreme Court· 12/20/1994

Svedberg v. Stamness

Citations

  • 525 N.W.2d 678
  • 1994 N.D. LEXIS 272
  • 1994 WL 709005

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding a minor’s “incessant teasing” and “harassment” of another minor was not protected speech pursuant to the “fighting words” doctrine
  • “No one would argue that a different reaction is likely if a thirteen-year-old boy and a seventy-five-year-old man are confronted with identical fighting words.”
  • \No one would argue that a different reaction is likely if a thirteen-year-old boy and a seventy-five-year-old man are confronted with identical fighting words.\
  • \evidence supporting a probable cause determination ... need not establish ... proof by preponderance\
  • setting forth standard of review

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Judges: Neumann, Meschke, Levine, Sandstrom, Vande Walle

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