Legal Opinion
Gregory v. City of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 10, 1969No. 60PublishedCited by 381 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
This is a simple case. Petitioners, accompanied by Chicago police and an assistant city attorney, marched in a peaceful and orderly procession from city hall to the mayor’s residence to press their claims for desegregation of the public schools. Having promised to cease singing at 8:30 p. m., the marchers did so. Although petitioners and the other demonstrators continued to march in a completely lawful fashion, the onlookers became unruly as the number of bystanders increased. *112Chicago police, to prevent what they regarded as an impending civil disorder, demanded that the demonstrators, upon…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Thompson v. City of LouisvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Garner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by381 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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