Bates et al. v. City of Little Rock et al. (361 U.S. 516)

U.S. Supreme Court · decided February 23, 1960 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Citation
361 U.S. 516 · 80 S. Ct. 412
Decided
February 23, 1960
Term
October Term 1959
Vote
9–0
Majority author
Justice Stewart
Issue area
First Amendment
Disposition
Reversed
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Liberal
Constitutional ruling
Local ordinance held unconstitutional

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