Cox v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U.S. 536 (1965), is a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It held that a state government cannot employ "breach of the peace" statutes against protesters engaging in peaceable demonstrations that may potentially incite violence.
| Cox v. Louisiana | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 21, 1964 Decided January 18, 1965 | |
| Full case name | Reverend Mr. B. Elton Cox v. Louisiana |
| Citations | 379 U.S. 536 (more) 85 S. Ct. 453; 13 L. Ed. 2d 471; 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2008 |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Goldberg |
| Concurrence | Black |
| Concurrence | Clark |
| Concur/dissent | White |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
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