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PACKINGHAM v. NORTH CAROLINA 

Opinion of the Court 

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It  is  well  established  that,  as  a  general  rule,  the  Gov-
ernment “may not suppress lawful speech as the means to
suppress unlawful speech.”  Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coali-
tion,  535  U. S.,  at  255.    That  is  what  North  Carolina  has 
done here.  Its law must be held invalid. 

The  judgment  of  the  North  Carolina  Supreme  Court  is
reversed, and the case is remanded for further proceedings 
not inconsistent with this opinion. 

It is so ordered.
 JUSTICE  GORSUCH  took  no  part  in  the  consideration  or 

decision of this case.