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United States v. Hansen (First Amendment / Immigration)

United States v. Hansen (First Amendment / Immigration)

FromSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)


United States v. Hansen (First Amendment / Immigration)

FromSupreme Court Decision Syllabus (SCOTUS Podcast)

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In United States v. Hansen, the Supreme Court considered whether a statute that forbids purposeful facilitation and facilitation of certain acts in overbroad and unconstitutional. To be over broad, a statute must criminalize such an unreasonable amount of protected speech that it cannot be applied to anyone. Hansen incorrectly promised hundreds of people American citizenship through adult adoption - amassing two million dollars from the hopeful non-citizens. He was charged with a statute that makes it illegal to encourage a non-resident to enter or stay in the United States, while either knowing or with reckless disregard that staying is a violation of the law. Writing for a 7-2 majority, Justice Barrett ruled against Hansen, reasoning that the statute does not fail for overbreadth. Read by Jeff Barnum.
Released:
Jun 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Decisions of the Supreme Court, summarized by the court itself.Readings of the Supreme Court slip opinion syllabi, With no personal commentary, you can make up your own mind about the decisions. See Wheaton and Donaldson v. Peters and Grigg, 33 U.S. 591 (1834) and United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U.S. 321, 337. Photo by: Davi Kelly