A city makes it a crime to write anything on any public or private property. Harry was a resident of the city. He wanted to write something on a private sign that he owned. As he was worried about violating the law, he approached the court for support. The court declared this law unconstitutional based on the _____.
A) overreaching doctrine
B) overstretching doctrine
C) overextension doctrine
D) doctrine of nullification
E) overbreadth doctrine

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When a legislature passes a law that unnecessarily or too generally restricts freedom of speech, the court may declare the law unconstitutional based on the overbreadth doctrine. It means that the legislators have gone too far in seeking to achieve a goal.

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