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Forsyth County, Georgia v. Nationalist Movement (1992)  [Findlaw]

Secondary Link Forsyth County, Georgia v. Nationalist Movement  [Legal Information Institute]
Argument Date 03/31/1992
Decided 06/19/1992
Supreme Court Vote 5-4
Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained
 
IssueWhether a local ordinance may constitutionally permit a government administrator to vary the fee charged for a parade permit to reflect the estimated cost of maintaining public order during the parade.
 
Case Summary & Additional Resources
Majority Opinion Blackmun (joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter, JJ.)
Dissenting Opinion Rehnquist, C.J. (joined by White, Scalia, and Thomas)
Lower Court 11th Circuit
Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained
Lawyers
For Petitioner
Robert S. Stubbs III

For Respondent
Richard Barrett

Briefs
For Petitioner
Gordon A. Smith

For Amicus
American Civil Liberties Union; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; and for Public Citizen

City of Orlando

Opinion - Lower Court
Nationalist Movement v. Cummings, 913 F.2d 885 and 934 F.2d 1482
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