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Ruling Overturning State's Phone Vulgarity Law Stands
The U S Supreme Court let stand a 4th Circuit ruling voiding Virginia's telephone vulgar language law. The decision, not reviewed by the high court, questioned the statute as overly sweeping and unclear. Virginia Attorney General Andrew Miller warned broader impact as similar laws exist in Congress and other states. The case arose from a Richmond dispute where a neighbor complained of Mrs Mary Walker using vulgar language during a telephone argument. Miller argued electronic home privacy via telephone presents a unique problem without parallel in other media.
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