Legal Opinion
Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess Anne
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 19, 1968No. 6PublishedCited by 576 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fortas
Petitioners are identified with a “white supremacist” organization called the National States Rights Party. They held a public assembly or rally near the courthouse steps in the town of Princess Anne, the county seat of Somerset County, Maryland, in the evening of August 6, 1966. The authorities did not attempt to interfere with the rally. Because of the tense atmosphere which developed as the meeting progressed, about 60 state policemen were brought in, including some from a nearby county. They were held in readiness, but for tactical reasons only a few were in evidence at the scene of the…
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