The following excerpt is from People v. Moreira, 333 N.Y.S.2d 215, 70 Misc.2d 68 (N.Y. Dist. Ct. 1972):
The constitutional guaranty of freedom of speech and of the press does not deprive the states of its power to enact laws in the legitimate exercise of the police power (People ex rel. Doyle v. Atwell, 232 N.Y. 96, 133 N.E. 364).
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