Peter Parker was editor-in-chief of the Jim Thorpe News-Gazette. After he printed a news story accusing Sheriff Andy Taylor of corruption, the sheriff shut down the newspaper under a state statute allowing sheriffs to close any newspaper they consider a "public nuisance." Parker said the statute was unconstitutional. Is Parker correct? Select YES or NO

THEN:

Select ONE legal reason to support your answer

a. YES
b. NO
c. The U. S. Constitution's full faith and credit clause would allow this type of statute.
d. The statute violates freedom of the press, which is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.
e. The statute is constitutional because the injunction does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
f. Any statute that violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unwarranted searches is unconstitutional.