![]() "A law is unconstitutionally vague if individuals of 'common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ as to its application,'" he wrote. He also raised concerns about the vagueness of the law. The Court finds that, as it stands, the record here suggests that when the legislature passed this Statute, it missed the mark." Parker continued: "If Tennessee wishes to exercise its police power in restricting speech it considers obscene, it must do so within the constraints and framework of the United States Constitution. "First among them is the freedom of speech." "The United States Constitution-a law that is supreme even to the Tennessee General Assembly's acts-has placed some issues beyond the reach of the democratic process," Parker wrote.
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