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Quote from Harry A. Blackmun,


"By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech."


By:

Harry A. Blackmun (more quotes by Harry A. Blackmun or books by/about Harry A. Blackmun)


(1908-1999) U. S. Supreme Court Justice

Source:

Roe v. Wade, 1973

Categories:

Censorship, Justice, Licensing

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