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Police Dept. Of City of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
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Police Dept. Of City of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U.S. 92 (1972)
Police Department of the City of Chicago v. Mosley No. 70-87 Argued January 19, 1972 Decided June 26, 1972 408 U.S. 92
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
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City ordinance prohibiting all picketing within 150 feet of a school, except peaceful picketing of any school involved in a labor dispute, found by the Court of Appeals to be unconstitutional because overbroad, held violative of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment since it makes an impermissible distinction between peaceful labor picketing and other peaceful picketing. Pp. 94-102.
432 F.2d 1256, affirmed.
MARSHALL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and DOUGLAS, BRENNAN, STEWART, WHITE, and POWELL, JJ., joined. BURGER, C.J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 102. BLACKMUN and REHNQUIST, JJ., concurred in the result.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Police Dept. Of City of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U.S. 92 (1972) in 408 U.S. 92 Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PXVPL134GCAVXE9.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Police Dept. Of City of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U.S. 92 (1972), in 408 U.S. 92, Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PXVPL134GCAVXE9.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Police Dept. Of City of Chicago v. Mosley, 408 U.S. 92 (1972). cited in 1972, 408 U.S. 92. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=PXVPL134GCAVXE9.
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