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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 34 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Maynard v. Cartwright.

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1 Maynard v. Cartwright Anchor
scotus · 1988
green “vagueness challenges to statutes not threatening first amendment interests are examined in light of the facts of the case at hand; the statute is judged on an as-applied basis.” 31
2 United States v. Jerry Schneiderman, Jerry Ranallo, Larry Butler and Insertion Advertising Corp.
ca2 · 1992
green “the court must first determine whether the statute 'gives the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited' and then consider whether the law 'provides explicit standards for those who apply it.” 3

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