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Supreme Court· 5/17/1971

Organization for a Better Austin v. Keefe

Citations

  • 402 U.S. 415
  • 91 S. Ct. 1575
  • 29 L. Ed. 2d 1
  • 1971 U.S. LEXIS 44
  • 1 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1021

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  • holding that First Amendment protection applied to the distribution of leaflets when those leaflets accused an individual of racism and provided personal information about the person, including his telephone number
  • holding that First Amendment protection applied to the distribution of leaflets when those leaflets accused an individual of racism and provided personal information about the person, including his telephone number
  • holding that First Amendment protection applied to the distribution of leaflets when those leaflets accused an individual of racism and provided personal information about the person, including his telephone number
  • holding that First Amendment protection applied to the distribution of leaflets when those leaflets accused an individual of racism and provided personal information about the person, including his telephone number
  • holding that First Amendment protection applied to the distribution of leaflets when those leaflets accused an individual of racism and provided personal information about the person, including his telephone number
  • holding injunction against private pamphleteering not valid even assuming it constitutes an invasion of privacy

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Judges: Burger, Black, Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Harlan

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