Legal Opinion
Lawler v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 2010No. 07-CM-803, 07-CM-1000, 07-CM-1005, 07-CM-1006, 07-CM-1007, 07-CM-1022PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Senior Judge:
The six appellants went to the plaza in front of the Supreme Court building and there unfurled a large banner displaying a message in opposition to the death penalty. After receiving warnings from the police that their conduct was illegal, appellants were arrested. They were then tried for, and convicted of, violating 40 U.S.C. § 6135, which prohibits parades, assemblages, and displays of flags and banners in the Supreme Court building and on the Supreme Court grounds. Concluding that appellants’ constitutional rights were in no way violated and that they were properly…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Cheek v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. GraceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Finley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Lawler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011