CAMERON v. JOHNSON

No. 699.

390 U.S. 611 (1968)

CAMERON ET AL. v. JOHNSON, GOVERNOR OF MISSISSIPPI, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 22, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin E. Smith and Arthur Kinoy argued the cause for appellants. With them on the brief were William M. Kunstler, Morton Stavis and Bruce C. Waltzer.

Will S. Wells, Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi, argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General, and William A. Allain, Assistant Attorney General.


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellants brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief in the District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. They sought a judgment declaring that the Mississippi Anti-Picketing Law1 is an overly broad and vague regulation of expression, and therefore void on its face. They also sought a permanent injunction restraining...

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