R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

By Gerardo Becerra

  • Crime

    Minor put a burning cross on a black family’s lawn. The minor was charged under Inter Alia

  • Trial cort (date not accurate)

    The trial court dismissed the case as it felt the ordinance was “substantially over broad and impermissibly content based”

  • Minnesota Surpreme Court Overturns

    The Supreme Court of Minnesota reversed the trial court’s order stating that the ordinance of St. Paul was unconstitutional

  • Argued

  • Decided

    In a 9-0 vote, the surpreme court decided the crime ordinance that the minor was charged under was anti-constitutional