Legal Opinion
People v. Taub
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 21, 1975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
Respondent, a candidate for the local school board, was convicted by the City Court of Buffalo for using sound amplification equipment on a public street corner without first having obtained the permit required by section 1703 of chapter XXV of that city’s ordinances. The Erie County Court reversed her conviction, finding the ordinance an unconstitutional infringement of First Amendment rights. The People now appeal.
We agree with the County Court that the ordinance, as presently written, is unconstitutional.
The use of streets and other public places for the exercise of the right to free…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by16 opinions
- People ex rel. Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Roslyn HarborNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Natco Theatres, Inc. v. RatnerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- People v. BushNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Quintard Associates, Ltd. v. New York State Liquor AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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