Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:addressedTo |
courts
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:legislation
statutes |
| gptkbp:cause |
arbitrary enforcement
unconstitutional law |
| gptkbp:concerns |
unclear legal language
|
| gptkbp:defines |
a law is vague if persons of common intelligence must guess at its meaning and differ as to its application
|
| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Kolender_v._Lawson
gptkb:Grayned_v._City_of_Rockford gptkb:Papachristou_v._City_of_Jacksonville |
| gptkbp:hasDoctrine |
overbreadth doctrine
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vagueness in Law
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| gptkbp:importantFor |
gptkb:public_administration
gptkb:crime constitutional challenges |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ensure fair notice of prohibited conduct
to prevent arbitrary enforcement |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:law gptkb:void_for_vagueness_doctrine due process statutory interpretation |
| gptkbp:violatedBy |
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Fifth_Amendment |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Timothy_Endicott
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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