Task: Question Answering
Input (English): A state legislature has recently enacted a statute making it a misdemeanor to curse or revile or use obscene or opprobrious language toward or in reference to a police officer perfonning his duties. A student at a state university organized a demonstration on campus to protest the war. The rally was attended by a group of 50 students who shouted anti-war messages at cars passing by. To show his contempt for the United States, the student sewed the American flag to the rear of his jeans. When a police officer saw the flag sown on the student's jeans, he approached and told him to remove the flag or he would be placed under arrest. The student became angered and shouted at the police officer, "Listen, you bastard, I'll wear this rag anywhere I please. " The student was subsequently placed under arrest and charged with violating the state statute. The student subsequently brings suit in state court challenging the constitutionality of the statute. The strongest constitutional argument for the student is that
(A)the statute is void for vagueness under the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause. (B)the statute is invalid because it violates the petitioner's freedom of speech under the First Amendment. (C)the statute is an abridgment of freedom of speech under the First Amendment because less restrictive means are available for achieving the same purpose. (D)the statute is overbroad and consequently invalid under the First and FourteenthAmendments.
Output (English): D