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George Samuels and many other defendants were indicted on criminal anarchy charges, in violation of New York state law. The defendants filed for an injunction in federal court. They argued that the New York laws violated due process, First Amendment freedoms, and equal protection. The Supreme Court held that the defendants would not suffer irreparable damages if the state trial continued.
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California's Criminal Syndicalism Act prohibited advocating, teaching, or aiding the commission of a crime or unlawful acts of violence or terrorism.
Harris claimed the law had a "chilling effect" on his freedom of speech.
In an 8-1 decision, the Court found that a federal court could not properly enjoin enforcement of a statute. -
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Plaintiffs contended that the officials violated Plaintiffs' First Amendment right to free speech by threatening enforcement of the statutes for the sole purpose of harassing and intimidating Plaintiffs.
In an 8-1 decision, the supreme court held that Plaintiffs were not in danger of any irreparable injury from threatened use of the statute in question. -
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-13 y/o student, Zach Guiles wore a shirt which criticized George Bush, with images of a martini glass and cocaine
-A parent noticed the shirt and voiced her concern about it to the schools student support specialist, Marineau
-School told Guiles he must; switch shirts, flip shirt inside out, or tape over the obscenities
-With the distractions covered by tape. On the tape, Guiles had wrote "Censored."
-Court ruled censorship of the images on Guiles T-shirt violated his right to free speech
