This is a clear example of a less restrictive means.
The government must show that it is using the "least restrictive means" to achieve its goal.
Least restrictive means is not the same as most effective means.
The board tried less restrictive means but could not stop the smoke from coming through walls and vents.
The court noted that the least restrictive means is not the same as the most effective means.
And the law added a declaration insisting that it was the "least restrictive means" of solving the problem.
Further, the Constitution requires a less restrictive means to be considered, rather than limiting the rights of an individual, in achieving that purpose.
But such a burden might still be upheld if it's the least restrictive means of shielding children.
(iii) it must be the least restrictive means of achieving that interest.
He said the law "failed to employ the least restrictive means" in preventing minors from using the lines.