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9 LSU J. Energy L. & Resources 255 (2021)
Pipe down: Examining the Speech-Suppressing Effect of Critical Infrastructure Statutes

handle is hein.journals/lsujoenre9 and id is 259 raw text is: Pipe Down: Examining the Speech-Suppressing Effect of Critical Infrastructure Statutes TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................. 255 I. Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:61 and the Pipeline Protests ..................................................................... 258 H. Unconstitutional Vagueness .........................................................261 III. First Amendment Values.............................................................. 262 A. The Value of Protecting Free Expression ..............................263 B. How Does the First Amendment Protect Speech?.................264 IV. Modern First Amendment Doctrine ............................................. 265 A. Expressive Conduct ...............................................................266 B. Tiered-Scrutiny Approach ..................................................... 267 C. Application of the Tiered Scrutiny Approach to Louisiana Revised Statutes Section 14:61......................... 270 V. The Underlying Issue ................................................................... 272 A. Distortion of Public Discourse............................................... 272 B. Stifling an Individual's Self-Realization ............................... 274 C. Offending Democracy ........................................................... 274 VI. Solution ........................................................................................ 275 C onclusion....................................................................................278 INTRODUCTION The citizens of a small town in the path of a fast-growing industry, residents of St. James, Louisiana,' face concerns about their health and the health of their families due to pollution arising from the industrialization Copyright 2021, by SEBASTIEN JONGBLOETS. 1. St. James is a census-designated place within St. James Parish; this Comment will include Parish when referring to St. James Parish. St. James Parish, Louisiana, WIKIPEDIA, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._James_Parish,_ Louisiana [https://perma.cc/XC87-WLSJI (last visited Aug. 3, 2020).

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