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least intrusive means  

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  • When analyzing First Amendment free speech and press issues, the Supreme Court almost always applies strict scrutiny. Part of this analysis focuses on whether governments have used the least restrictive means (in terms of suppressing speech) to accomplish their objectives. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Least Intrusive Means]

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