Ward v. Rock Against Racism
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Ward v. Rock Against Racism is a landmark 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld government regulation of the time, place, and manner of speech in public forums, particularly regarding sound amplification at public events.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark First Amendment case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment law
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constitutional law ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ |
| citation | 491 U.S. 781 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1989-06-22 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Thurgood Marshall
NERFINISHED
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William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissentJoiner | John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 88-600 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Ward, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the City of New York, et al. v. Rock Against Racism et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentInterest |
controlling excessive noise levels
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ensuring sound quality at concerts ⓘ protecting nearby residents from noise ⓘ |
| holding |
Content-neutral time, place, and manner regulations are valid if they are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest and leave open ample alternative channels for communication of the information.
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New York City’s sound-amplification guidelines for Central Park concerts did not violate the First Amendment. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| legalIssue |
First Amendment freedom of speech
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content-neutral regulation of speech ⓘ public forum doctrine ⓘ time, place, and manner restrictions ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents | Central Park, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityJoiner |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 781 ⓘ |
| petitioner | New York City Department of Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentStatus | binding precedent in U.S. federal courts ⓘ |
| publicForumType | traditional public forum ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority | City of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulationSubject | sound amplification at public concerts ⓘ |
| regulationType | time, place, and manner restriction ⓘ |
| respondent | Rock Against Racism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruleAnnounced | Narrow tailoring does not require the least restrictive or least intrusive means of serving the government’s interest for content-neutral time, place, and manner regulations. ⓘ |
| speechContext | music concerts in a public park ⓘ |
| standardApplied | intermediate scrutiny ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationAsPrecedentFor |
content-neutral speech regulations
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government regulation of sound amplification ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 491 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1989 ⓘ |
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