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Garner v. Louisiana, 368 U.S. 157 (1961), was a landmark case argued by Thurgood Marshall before the US Supreme Court.On December 11, 1961, the court unanimously ruled that Louisiana could not convict peaceful sit-in protesters who refused to leave dining establishments under the state's "disturbing the peace" laws.
Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U.S. 536 (1965), is a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It held that a state government cannot employ "breach of the peace" statutes against protesters engaging in peaceable demonstrations that may potentially incite violence.
In the United States, prosecutions for breach of the peace are subject to constitutional constraints. In Terminiello v.City of Chicago (1949), the United States Supreme Court held that an ordinance of the City of Chicago that banned speech which "stirs the public to anger, invites dispute, brings about a condition of unrest, or creates a disturbance" was unconstitutional under the First ...
Parents and civil rights groups sue Louisiana to block ‘disturbing’ Ten Commandments law. Alex Woodward. June 24, 2024 at 2:18 PM.
In December 1961, Cox was arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and convicted of disturbing the peace. That conviction was appealed and upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court, but overturned by the Supreme Court in Cox v. Louisiana. The Supreme Court held that state government cannot employ "breach of the peace" statutes against protesters engaging ...
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In 1892 by the Citizens' Committee recruited Homer Plessy, who was 1/8 African American, [7] to violate the Separate Car Act. Additionally, the committee hired private Detective Chris C. Cain to arrest Plessy and ensure that he be charged for violating the Separate Car Act, as opposed to a misdemeanor such as disturbing the peace.
Chinnis began causing a scene by raising her voice disturbing the peace of everyone in the gate area.” She was arrested for disorderly conduct in an airport. An attorney for Chinnis was not listed.