Legal Opinion

Albert Smith, President of the Village of Skokie, Illinois v. Frank Collin

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 16, 1978No. 77-1736Published

1Opinion of the Court

439 U.S. 916

99 S.Ct. 291

58 L.Ed.2d 264

Albert SMITH, President of the Village of Skokie, Illinois, et al.

v.

Frank COLLIN et al

No. 77-1736

Supreme Court of the United States

October 16, 1978

On petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

2DissentJustice Blackmun, joined by Justice White

1

It is a matter of regret for me that the Court denies certiorari in this case, for this is litigation that rests upon critical, disturbing, and emotional facts, and the issues cut down to the very heart of the First Amendment.

2

The village of Skokie, Ill., a suburb of…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  2. Beauharnais v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. National Socialist Party of America v. Village of SkokieSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Collin v. SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978

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