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Tried to stop labor parties from meeting with ordinance.
Called them “communists”
Courts ruled against him saying it violated rights to freedom of assembly |
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| Davis v. Massachusetts (1897) |
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Was a preacher, preaching in Boston.
Told to leave. |
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| Schneider v. Town of Irvington |
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| required permits for handing out literature |
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| Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, played records in the street
Two guys wanted to fight them, restrained
Courts said Cantwells didn’t have a permit to play the records on the street. |
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| Cox v. New Hampshire (1941) |
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Time, place, manner required.
Parades needed to pay a fee
JayDub’s thought it was restricting their freedom of religion. |
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| Ward v. Rock Against Racism (1989) |
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Reasonable Time, Place and Manner restrictions on speech must
Be content neutral
Be narrowly tailored to serve a significant government interest
Later changed to: the fit between the government interest and the regulation must be ‘reasonable’
Leave alternative channels for communication |
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| Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence (1984) |
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Said they couldn’t set up protest tents because there’s no campground. They said they weren’t camping, just protesting.
So what’s being limited? Protests, or camping?
Court rules in favor of Clark, because they were still allowed to protest, just not camp. As long as nobody was sleeping, it’s not camping. |
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Picketers outside a segregated restaurant
Courts ruled in Cox’s favor, saying the gov’t cannot stop peaceful protests just because they might incite violence. |
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| United States v. Grace (1983) |
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Grace standing on sidewalks with protest sign.
She’s asked to move along
Appealed that order
Supreme Court had to decide if they would allow protests outside the supreme court |
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Can’t defame a foreign government within 500 feet of its embassy.
Stood outside Soviet embassy
Boos argued it was unconstitutional.
Not content neutral |
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| Sidewalks v. Women’s Health Center (1994) |
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Lots of protests in the mid 90s outside abortion clinics
36 foot buffer zone
Excessive Noise
Images
300 foot buffer zone around houses |
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| within 100 feet of the clinic, 8 foot buffer zone to hand out literature |
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| Aryans got their permit first. Shit sucks, bro |
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American Nazi Party wanted a parade in Illinois.
City council passed a law saying it’s illegal to wear clothing with symbolic significance that suggests racial or religious hatred
Not content neutral. Shit sucks, bro. |
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| Forsyth County, Georgia v. Nationalist Movement (1992) |
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KKK.
Wanted to protest MLK day.
Forsyth County had a policy that states when applying for a parade permit, you’d be charged between $0 and $1000
Charged KKK $100.
Sued and said the scale is unconstitutional because it gives the county the right to decide how much speech costs
Court agreed, saying it’s not content neutral. If they think they’ll have riots, they’ll charge more for police. That’s not content neutral. |
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| Grayned v. Rockford (1971) |
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Leadership of a school was all white.
Black students held protest
Signs, bullhorn, etc.
Asked to stop
Protesting. None of that.
Too much noise
Appealed
Bullhorn was cool. Nobody can be loud.
Alternative channels were left, with regard to noise.
Basic incompatibility test |
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| Board of Airport Commisioners of the City of Los Angeles v. Jews for Jesus |
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