National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie

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National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
freedom of assembly case
freedom of speech case
landmark First Amendment case
alsoKnownAs National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
surface form: NSPA v. Skokie

National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
surface form: Skokie case
background Skokie had a large population of Holocaust survivors
local officials sought to prevent the march through injunctions and ordinances
category United States 1970s case law
United States civil rights case
United States free speech case
citation 432 U.S. 43
constitutionalProvision First Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateArgued 1977
dateDecided 1977-06-14
decisionType per curiam opinion
docketNumber No. 76-1786
holding denial of a stay of an injunction against speech must be reviewable by the U.S. Supreme Court
state courts must provide strict procedural safeguards before imposing prior restraints on speech
impact affirmed that offensive and unpopular speech is protected by the First Amendment
became a leading case in free speech jurisprudence
strengthened protections against prior restraints on speech
involves neo-Nazi group
planned political march
predominantly Jewish community
jurisdiction Supreme Court of the United States
legalIssue First Amendment rights
freedom of expression for unpopular groups
injunction against political demonstration
prior restraint
locationOfUnderlyingEvents Skokie, Illinois
petitioner National Socialist Party of America
proceduralPosture emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay
relatedCase Collin v. Smith
respondent Skokie, Illinois
surface form: Village of Skokie
result remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion
vacated judgment of the Illinois Supreme Court denying a stay
state Illinois
subjectMatter hate speech and constitutional protection
political demonstration
topic civil liberties
judicial review of injunctions
rights of extremist political groups
usedIn law school constitutional law courses
vote 5–4
yearDecided 1977

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Skokie, Illinois associatedCourtCase National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie alsoKnownAs National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
this entity surface form: NSPA v. Skokie
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie alsoKnownAs National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
this entity surface form: Skokie case