Broadrick v. Oklahoma
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Argued Monday March 26, 1973 Decided Monday June 25, 1973 | |||||||
Full case name | Broadrick v. Oklahoma | ||||||
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Prior history | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma | ||||||
Holding | |||||||
The Oklahoma statute is not overly broad; the State of Oklahoma has the power to regulate partisan political activities | |||||||
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Majority | White, joined by Burger, Blackmum, Powell, Rehnquist | ||||||
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Stewart, Marshall | ||||||
Dissent | Douglas | ||||||
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution |
Broadrick v. Oklahoma, 413 U.S. 601 (1973) is a United States Supreme Court decision upholding an Oklahoma statute which prohibited state employees from engaging in partisan political activities. Broadrick is often cited to enunciate the test for a facial overbreadth challenge, that "the overbreadth of a statute must not only be real, but substantial as well, judged in relation to the statute's plainly legitimate sweep."
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