Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 14, 1943No. Nos. 826, 827, 828PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
March 20,1942, the State of Mississippi enacted a statute 1 the title of which declares that it is intended to secure the peace and safety of the United States and of the State of Mississippi during war and to prohibit acts detrimental to public peace and safety. The first section, with which alone we are here concerned, provides:
“That any person who individually, or as a member of any organization, association, or otherwise, shall intentionally preach, teach, or disseminate any teachings, creed, theory, or set of alleged principles, orally, or by means of a phonograph or other contrivance of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Whitney v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- De Jonge v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Dennis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Schneiderman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Danskin v. San Diego Unified School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
- Abraham L. Koolish, David F. Koolish and John B. Carnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Canella v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
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