R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul
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R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a local hate-speech ordinance as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul Context triple: [Virginia v. Black, relatedTo, R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul]
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Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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C.
Regan v. Wald
Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
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D.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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E.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul Target entity description: R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul is a landmark 1992 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a local hate-speech ordinance as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.
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A.
Eisenstadt v. Baird
Eisenstadt v. Baird is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended the right to possess and use contraceptives to unmarried individuals, significantly advancing privacy and equal protection jurisprudence.
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B.
Lee v. Weisman
Lee v. Weisman is a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held clergy-led prayer at public school graduation ceremonies unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.
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C.
Regan v. Wald
Regan v. Wald is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal restrictions on travel to Cuba, affirming broad executive authority over foreign affairs and economic sanctions.
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D.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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E.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark decision ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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freedom of expression law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1991-12-04 ⓘ |
| citation | 505 U.S. 377 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Byron R. White
NERFINISHED
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Harry A. Blackmun NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1992-06-22 ⓘ |
| decisionType | unanimous judgment with multiple concurrences ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 90-7675 ⓘ |
| fullName | R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Government may not engage in viewpoint discrimination within a proscribable category of speech
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The St. Paul Bias-Motivated Crime Ordinance is facially unconstitutional under the First Amendment ⓘ The ordinance impermissibly discriminated on the basis of content and viewpoint ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified that even within unprotected categories of speech, the government cannot favor or disfavor particular viewpoints
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limited the ability of governments to enact hate-speech ordinances ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment freedom of speech
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content-based regulation of speech ⓘ fighting words doctrine ⓘ viewpoint discrimination ⓘ |
| locationOfIncident | St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionJoinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Day O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Minnesota courts ⓘ |
| page | 377 ⓘ |
| petitioner | R.A.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | City of St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
bias-motivated crime ordinance
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cross burning ⓘ hate speech regulation ⓘ symbolic speech ⓘ |
| volume | 505 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1992 ⓘ |
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