Legal Opinion
State v. Hardin
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 21, 1993No. 91-1777PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
Defendant Charles Hardin and two friends intentionally disrupted a speech by President George Bush during a Republican fund-raising rally in Des Moines. Hardin now claims his subsequent conviction for disorderly conduct cannot stand because the statute’s enforcement abridges his constitutional rights to speak freely and petition the government. We disagree, concluding under this record that Hardin’s heckling prevented others attending the rally — including the speaker — from enjoying their own first amendment freedoms. Therefore we affirm.
The rally took place in October 1990…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- R. A. v. v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Adderley v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In re KayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
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3Cited by27 opinions
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