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<blockquote data-quote="landrick" data-source="post: 2395801" data-attributes="member: 4821"><p>Just for the academic discussion: curfews are not automatically (or even generally) unconstitutional. Courts will generally uphold them so long as the curfew will serve a "compelling government interest", and are as narrowly tailored as possible. So, a curfew imposed during civil unrest, or in an emergency to protect life and allow free travel of emergency vehicles would almost certainly stand up to scrutiny. Now, if the government tried to maintain a curfew even after civil disturbances settle down, the ACLU would start getting antsy…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="landrick, post: 2395801, member: 4821"] Just for the academic discussion: curfews are not automatically (or even generally) unconstitutional. Courts will generally uphold them so long as the curfew will serve a "compelling government interest", and are as narrowly tailored as possible. So, a curfew imposed during civil unrest, or in an emergency to protect life and allow free travel of emergency vehicles would almost certainly stand up to scrutiny. Now, if the government tried to maintain a curfew even after civil disturbances settle down, the ACLU would start getting antsy… [/QUOTE]
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