The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Strauss, 999 F.2d 692 (2nd Cir. 1993):
To determine whether a statute is unconstitutionally vague as applied, a two-part test is used: a court must "first determine whether the statute 'give[s] the person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited' and then consider whether the law 'provide[s] explicit standards for those who apply [it].' " United States v. Schneiderman, 968 F.2d 1564, 1568 (2d Cir.1992) (quoting Grayned v. City of Rockford, 408 U.S. 104, 108, 92 S.Ct. 2294, 2298-99, 33 L.Ed.2d 222 (1972) (footnote omitted)), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113
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