Legal Opinion

Alfred Wright, .V the City of Montgomery, Alabama

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 27, 1969No. 26314PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

“Our Constitution protects the right of protest and dissent within broad limits. * * * It broadly protects the right to assemble, to picket, to stage ‘freedom walks’ or mass demonstrations, if these activities are peaceable and if the protesters comply with reasonable regulations designed to protect the general public without substantially interfering with effective protest. * * * [However] If the right to protest, to dissent, or to assemble peaceably is exercised so as to violate valid laws reasonably designed and administered to avoid interference with others, the…

2Cases cited69 opinions

  1. Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Claudine Hall v. Sylvia GarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Securities and Exchange Commission v. First Financial Group of TexasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. J. L. Leflore v. James RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Hargrave v. KirkDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1970
  5. State v. AlbersSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973

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