Assembly Clause
E32817
The Assembly Clause is the constitutional provision that protects the right of people in the United States to gather peacefully for protests, meetings, and other collective expression.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
→
provision of the United States Constitution → |
| allowsRegulationOf |
time, place, and manner of assemblies
→
|
| appliesTo |
United States federal government
→
state governments through incorporation via the Fourteenth Amendment → |
| associatedWithConcept |
collective political participation
→
freedom of association → public forum doctrine → |
| basisFor |
constitutional challenges to permit schemes for demonstrations
→
constitutional challenges to restrictions on protests → |
| conditionedOn |
peaceable assembly
→
|
| doesNotProtect |
riots
→
violent assemblies → |
| enforcedBy |
federal courts
→
state courts → |
| historicalContext |
adopted in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights
→
|
| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
→
|
| jurisdiction |
United States
→
|
| languageSource |
First Amendment text ratified in 1791
→
|
| limits |
government power to suppress peaceful gatherings
→
|
| locatedInDocument |
Bill of Rights
→
|
| oftenInterpretedTogetherWith |
Equal Protection Clause in assembly-related discrimination cases
→
Free Exercise Clause → |
| partOf |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
→
|
| protectsActivity |
marches
→
political rallies → public demonstrations → public meetings in traditional public forums → sit-ins → |
| protectsRight |
right of the people peaceably to assemble
→
right to demonstrate peacefully → right to engage in collective expression → right to hold public meetings → right to join with others for expressive purposes → right to organize protests → |
| relatedTo |
Free Speech Clause
→
Petition Clause → |
| subjectTo |
content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions
→
|
| textIncludes |
"the right of the people peaceably to assemble"
→
|
| usedInCase |
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
→
Cox v. Louisiana → De Jonge v. Oregon → Edwards v. South Carolina → Hague v. CIO → McCullen v. Coakley → NAACP v. Alabama → Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
→
|
containsClause |