Garner v. Louisiana

Garner v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 18–19, 1961
Decided December 11, 1961
Full case nameJohn Burrell Garner, et al. v. State of Louisiana, Mary Briscoe, et al.
Citations368 U.S. 157 (more)
82 S. Ct. 248; 7 L. Ed. 2d 207; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 28
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, 365 U.S. 840 (1961).
Holding
The convictions were so totally devoid of evidentiary support as to violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityWarren, joined by unanimous
ConcurrenceFrankfurter
ConcurrenceDouglas
ConcurrenceHarlan
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV

Garner v. Louisiana, 368 U.S. 157 (1961), was a landmark case argued by Thurgood Marshall before the US Supreme Court. On December 11, 1961, the court unanimously ruled that Louisiana could not convict peaceful sit-in protesters who refused to leave dining establishments under the state's "disturbing the peace" laws.[1][2]

  1. ^ Garner v. Louisiana, 368 U.S. 157 (1961).
  2. ^ "1961 Supreme Court of the United States [Garner v. Louisiana]: Southern University and A&M College" (PDF/HTML). Contentdm.auctr.edu. July 17, 1961. his.1961.fou113.pdf. Retrieved July 17, 2012.