TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI

No. 826.

319 U.S. 583 (1943)

TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 1943.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hayden C. Covington for appellants.

Mr. Geo. H. Ethridge, Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi, with whom Mr. Greek L. Rice, Attorney General, was on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Charles C. Evans filed a brief on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, urging reversal.


MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS delivered the opinion of the Court.

March 20, 1942, the State of Mississippi enacted a statute1 the title of which declares that it is intended to secure the peace and safety of the United States and of the State of Mississippi during war and to prohibit acts detrimental to public peace and safety. The first section, with which alone we are here concerned, provides:

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