State v. Crawley

The question presented by this case is whether Minn.Stat. § 609.505, subd. 2 (2010), is a law unconstitutionally “abridging the freedom of speech” under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The court concludes that subdivision 2 fully comports with the Constitution, but does so only after rewriting the statute. Construing the statute as written, I would hold that subdivision 2 is an unconstitutional content- and viewpoint-based restriction on core First Amendment speech. Therefore, I respectfully dissent.

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In answering the constitutional question presented by this case, the…