Williams v. Powell
Arrestees, who were political protestors and a state representative, brought action against law enforcement officers for declaratory and injunctive relief, alleging that statutes criminalizing conduct that was likely to disrupt meetings and other official business of the General Assembly and its members were unconstitutionally overbroad, vague, and violative of free speech protections of the Georgia Constitution. The court held that the statutes were neither facially overbroad nor facially vague; and the state representative’s as-applied free speech claim lacked requisite allegations of prohibited conduct for which she was arrested.
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