· 11/22/1939
Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)
Citations
- 308 U.S. 147
- 60 S. Ct. 146
- 84 L. Ed. 155
- 1939 U.S. LEXIS 1115
- 5 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 659
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that prevention of littering is insufficient to justify prohibition on leafleting on public street
- holding that the government cannot ban handbills, speech, to vindicate its interest in preventing littering, conduct
- holding that the government cannot ban handbills, speech, to vindicate its interest in preventing littering, conduct
- holding that prevention of Uttering is insufficient to justify prohibition on leafleting on public street
- holding that the government cannot ban handbills, speech, to vindicate its interest in preventing littering, conduct
- holding that state interest in preventing littering did not justify ban on leafletting
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Judges: Roberts, McReynolds
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