Legal Opinion
Stephen Earl Squire v. Raymond C. Pace, City Sheriff
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1975No. 74-2161PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
The Sheriff of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, appeals from an order of the district court which declared Virginia’s disorderly conduct statute to be unconstitutional and granted Stephen Earl Squire a writ of habeas corpus.
At an ROTC review, Squire demonstrated against the Vietnam War by carrying a placard stating “In Vietnam we killed millions to avoid a bloodbath.” An official of the University ordered Squire to leave. When he refused, the official confiscated his sign, after a tussle in which no one was hurt. Squire demanded the return of his sign and again refused to leave. Police…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hackney v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- Squire v. PaceDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1974
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Marttila v. City of LynchburgCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2000
- Battle v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2007
- United States v. James GlennCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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