"If a less restrictive alternative would serve the Government's purpose, the legislature must be use the alternative."

But the court pointed out that there might be "less restrictive alternatives" that would insulate children without entirely banning the medium.

Could this be the "less restrictive alternative" that the government could use instead of CDA's total ban?

Passage followed the defeat of a less restrictive alternative that would have banned reproductive cloning but allowed cloning for research.

O'Brien required that the government and its agents pursue the "least restrictive alternative" before making any decision to limit free speech.

And in this case there were all kinds of less restrictive alternatives, like attaching his wages, to make sure child support would be paid.

In fact, the present football arrangement is particularly offensive because less restrictive alternatives responsive to legitimate educational concerns are feasible.

They were all deeply committed to closing the institution, not improving it, and were determined to carry out the principle of "least restrictive alternative."

The treatment setting shall be the least restrictive possible appropriate alternative.

They resisted a call earlier this year from a coalition of civic groups to hold hearings on term limits and perhaps propose a less restrictive alternative.