In ___________________, a statute aimed at suppressing commercial trafficking of depictions of animal cruelty, such as "crush videos" where small animals are crushed underfoot, was invalidated by the Supreme Court because the statute created "a criminal prohibition of alarming breadth."

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The statute aimed at suppressing commercial trafficking of depictions of animal cruelty that was invalidated by the Supreme Court because it created "a criminal prohibition of alarming breadth" is United States v. Stevens (2010). Choice B, Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), dealt with the regulation of obscene and indecent material on the internet. Choice C, Coates v. City of Cincinnati (1971), dealt with a vague city ordinance that prohibited conduct that "annoys" or "harasses" passersby on the street.

In ___________________, a Statute Aimed at Suppressing Commercial Trafficking of Depictions