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R.A.V. v. city of st. paul
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What Did the Plaintiff Say?
The plaintiff says that burning the cross on the lawn was creating danger within the town
-Eward J. Cleary
Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court rejected the over breadth claim because the phrase "arouses anger, alarm or resentment in other" . Meaning the law would not apply
Decision Unanimous?
The decision was unanimous. the decision was 9 votes for r.a.v.
When?Who?What Happened?What Speech?
- happened in 1991
- several teenagers
- Burned a crudely fashioned cross on a black family's laws
- Symbolic
impact from this case...
What Did the defendant Say?
they thought the law itself was wrong. it was said that you can't pass a law saying the specific speech is not allowed.
"The First Amendment prevents government from punishing speech and expressive conduct because it disapproves of the ideas expressed". Which is saying that the government can't punish the teenagers for burning the cross on the lawn
-Tom Foley
R.A.V. v. city of st. paul
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