In Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, the Supreme Court sanctioned a conviction under a statute that prohibited "any offense, derisive, or annoying word" addressed to anyone in a public place.

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In Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a state statute that prohibited "any offensive, derisive, or annoying word" addressed to anyone in a public place, as long as the speech was not protected by the First Amendment.

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