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Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451 (1987).
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Police officers are not justified in making arrests for disorderly

conduct-type charges, where an individual questions or otherwise

criticizes an officer’s actions.

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• The Court suggested that even fighting words, when directed at an

officer should be treated differently since trained officers are unlikely

to respond to such words.
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• “The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police

action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal

characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police
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state.”

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