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Procedural History: Margaret Papachristou's Vagrancy Law
Procedural History: Margaret Papachristou and others were arrested and accused of vagrancy. Florida's vagrancy law denied a few general exercises, among them loafing, meandering or walking around any legitimate reason, staying nearby places where alcohol is sold, regular night strolling, and men "constantly living upon the profit of their spouses or minor kids," in spite of having the capacity to work. The trial court indicted the respondents for abusing the vagrancy mandate, and the court of claims certified. The respondents advanced on established grounds. The United States Supreme Court allowed certiorari.

Facts: For this situation there were eight litigants who were detained in the province of Jacksonville Florida just in light of the
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