Smith v. Goguen | |
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Argued November 12–13, 1973 Decided March 25, 1974 | |
Full case name | Smith v. Goguen |
Citations | 415 U.S. 566 (more) 94 S. Ct. 1242; 39 L. Ed. 2d 605; 1974 U.S. LEXIS 113 |
Case history | |
Prior | Appeal from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit |
Holding | |
Flag desecration laws that prohibit "contemptuous" treatment of the flag are overly broad. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Powell, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall |
Concurrence | White |
Dissent | Blackmun, joined by Burger |
Dissent | Rehnquist, joined by Burger |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV |
Smith v. Goguen, 415 U.S. 566 (1974), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that flag desecration laws that prohibit "contemptuous" treatment of the flag are overly broad.