Legal Opinion
J. L. Leflore v. James Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1970No. 28632PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
As Mobile, Alabama, prepared to crown America’s Junior Miss of 1969, the black community intensified its quest for racial equality by engaging in a series of protest demonstrations. One consequence of the resulting turmoil and confusion is a congeries of legal problems relating to ordinances of the City of Mobile and their effect on First Amendment rights. Plaintiffs, who are being prosecuted or threatened with prosecution by Mobile for violations of these ordinances, appeal from the decision of the district court dismissing their plea for federal intervention. Bearing…
2Cases cited80 opinions
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- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by33 opinions
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