Legal Opinion
International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. Barber
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided August 25, 1980No. 77 CV 328PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM—DECISION AND ORDER
MUNSON, Chief Judge.
I
The First Amendment is dedicated to the proposition that a citizen’s right to form, hold, or express opinions or beliefs is entitled to an accommodation from the government whenever possible. This principle embodies certain fundamental social decisions about the type of society that would be created as a result. One such decision concerns our society’s attitude towards its discordant voices. Every society seeks, to varying degrees, to manage the forces of social unrest within its borders. The First Amendment envisions a system by which social…
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3Cited by10 opinions
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