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An Act titled the National Security and Public Safety Act (NSPSA) is enacted on February 1, 2026. The Act bars 'expressions or communications that unduly alarm the public during a declared state of national emergency' and provides imprisonment up to four years. It defines 'unduly alarm' as 'any expression that a reasonably prudent person would perceive as causing unwarranted fear' and contains no express mental-state (mens rea) requirement. On March 20, 2026, a journalist publishes a cartoon about a government raid during the declared emergency, which is widely shared online. The journalist is arrested and charged under NSPSA for the cartoon. (a) Identify the primary due process issue and the controlling doctrine. (b) Explain how vagueness analysis operates and what makes a statute sufficiently definite. (c) Apply to the facts: does NSPSA violate the vagueness doctrine? What is the proper disposition, and why?

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Void-for-vagueness; the controlling doctrine requires objective standards and notice; NSPSA is unconstitutionally vague because 'unduly alarm' lacks objective criteria; the proper disposition is to dismiss the charge. Incitement/true threats standard; the court could read the statute as addressing true threats or incitement to panic and apply the incitement test to salvage the provision if possible. Overbreadth; the statute punishes expression that may be protected speech, including satire, making it unconstitutional; the proper disposition would be to strike or narrowly tailor the provision. Equal protection; the broad language could be applied in a discriminatory manner against political speech; the remedy would be to apply equal protection analysis and strike or narrow.

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