HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham (docket #: 42) (1969)  [Findlaw] Secondary Link Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham Argument Date 10/18/1968 Decided 3/10/1969 Supreme Court Vote 9-0 Note Marshall, J. took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim sustained.   Issue Whether a Birmingham city ordinance -- which gave public officials the unbridled authority to issue or withhold parade permits without reference to the legitimate regulation of public streets and sidewalks -- unconstitutionally abridged the petitioner's First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. Majority Opinion Stewart, J. Concurring Opinion Harlan, J. & Black, J. (concurring in the result) Lower Court Alabama Supreme Court Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied. Lawyers For Petitioner Jack Greenberg For Respondent Earl McBee Ruling - Lower Court Shutlesworth v. Birmingham, 206 So.2d 348 (Ala., 1967) News "Dr. King Cleared in ’63 March Case," New York Times, March 11, 1963, p. 1 "King’s Conviction Appealed to Court," The Washington Post, November 19, 1968, sect. A, p. 2 See also Walker v. Birmingham (same facts as this case) Other Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES, 2ND (2002), pp. 924,933, 1094 David L. Hudson, Jr., "African-American First Amendment heroes" Yarbrough, Tinsley, JOHN MARSHALL HARLAN: GREAT DISSENTER OF THE WARREN COURT (1992), pp. 239-240  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events First Amendment Schools Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials FOI material The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links

This is from Cache data array: 14:02:25