HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Taylor v. Mississippi (docket #: 826) (1943)  [Findlaw] Argument Date 04/15/1943 Decided 6/14/1943 Supreme Court Vote 9-0 Note Decided along with Benoit v. Mississippi (no. 827) and Cummings v. Mississippi (no. 827) Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim upheld   Issue Whether a Mississippi statute punishing speech "reasonably tending to create an attitude of stubborn refusal to salute, honor, and respect the flag and government of the United States" or "calculated to encourage disloyalty to the government of the United States" violates the First Amendment Majority Opinion Roberts, J. Lower Court Mississippi Supreme Court Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied Lawyers For Petitioner Hayden C. Covington News For Respondent George T. Ethridge, Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi "High Court to Review Flag-Saluting Cases," The New York Times, April 6, 1943, p. 13 Moore, William, "Law Requiring Salute to Flag Voided by Court," The Chicago Daily Tribune, June 15, 1943, p. 15 Wood, Lewis, "Supreme Court Ends Compulsion of Flag Salute," The New York Times, June 15, 1943, p. 1  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