CAREY v. BROWN

No. 79-703.

447 U.S. 455 (1980)

CAREY, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY v. BROWN ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen G. Robinson argued the cause pro hac vice for appellant. With her on the briefs were Bernard Carey, pro se, and Paul P. Biebel, Jr.

Edward Burke Arnolds argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief was Michael P. Seng.*

Howard Eglit and David Goldberger filed a brief for the Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU, Inc., as amicus curiae urging affirmance.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

At issue in this case is the constitutionality under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of a state statute that generally bars picketing of residences or dwellings, but exempts from its prohibition "the peaceful picketing of a place of employment involved in a labor dispute."

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On September 6, 1977, several of the appellees, all of whom are members...

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