WRIGHT v. CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA

No. 26314.

406 F.2d 867 (1969)

Alfred WRIGHT et al., Appellants, v. The CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Stavis, Newark, N. J., William M. Kunstler, Arthur Kinoy, New York City, Alvin J. Bronstein, Cambridge, Mass., Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, La., Charles S. Conley, Montgomery, Ala., Dennis J. Roberts, Newark, N. J., for appellants.

Ira DeMent, Matthis W. Piel, Montgomery, Ala., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and COMISKEY, District Judge.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge.

"Our Constitution protects the right of protest and dissent within broad limits. * * * It broadly protects the right to assemble, to picket, to stage `freedom walks' or mass demonstrations, if these activities are peaceable and if the protesters comply with reasonable regulations designed to protect the general public without substantially interfering with effective protest. * * * [However] If the right to protest, to dissent, or to assemble...

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