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Lloyd Corp v Tanner – No First Amendment Right to Protest at Privately-Owned Mall
In Lloyd Corp v Tanner, 407 U.S. 551 (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the owners of a shopping mall could prohibit anti-war activists from distributing leaflets at their center without violating the First Amendment. In reaching its decision...
Kentucky v Dennison First Interprets the Extradition Clause
In Kentucky v Dennison, 65 U.S. 66 (1861), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Extradition Clause’s commands are mandatory and afford no discretion to executive officers of the asylum State. However, it further held that the federal courts h...
Prior Restraint Under Shuttlesworth v City of Birmingham
In Shuttlesworth v City of Birmingham, 394 U.S. 147 (1969), the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction of an African American minister who was charged with violating a City of Birmingham ordinance requiring a permit prior to conducting a protest...
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by DONALD SCARINCI on February 19, 2025
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by DONALD SCARINCI on February 14, 2025
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Supreme Court’s January Docket Includes Key Free Speech Case
by DONALD SCARINCI on February 13, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court will take on its first free speech case this month. The case, Free Speech Co...
