Legal Opinion
Terminiello v. Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 13, 1949No. 272PublishedCited by 1,184 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioner after jury trial was found guilty of disorderly conduct in violation of a city ordinance of Chicago1 and fined. The case grew out of an address he delivered in an auditorium in Chicago under the auspices of the *3Christian Veterans of America. The' meeting commanded considerable public attention. The auditorium was filled to capacity with over eight hundred persons present. Others were turned away. Outside of the auditorium a crowd of about one thousand persons gathered to protest against the meeting. A. cordon of policemen was assigned -to the meeting to maintain order; but they…
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