Legal Opinion
Grayned v. City of Rockford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 26, 1972No. 70-5106PublishedCited by 4,350 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Appellant Richard Grayned was convicted for his part in a demonstration in front of West Senior High School in Rockford, Illinois. Negro students at the school had first presented their grievances to school administrators. When the principal took no action on crucial complaints, a more public demonstration of protest was planned. On April 25, 1969, approximately 200 people — students, their family members, and friends — gathered next to the school grounds. Appellant, whose brother and twin sisters were attending the school, was part of this group. The demonstrators marched around on a…
2Cases cited74 opinions
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- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by4,350 opinions
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