Smith, Sheriff v. Goguen (415 U.S. 566)

U.S. Supreme Court · decided March 25, 1974 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Citation
415 U.S. 566 · 94 S. Ct. 1242
Decided
March 25, 1974
Term
October Term 1973
Vote
6–3
Majority author
Justice Powell
Issue area
First Amendment
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome
Petitioning party lost
Ideological direction
Liberal
Constitutional ruling
State/territorial law held unconstitutional

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