| City of Chicago v. Morales | |
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| Argued December 9, 1998 Decided June 10, 1999 | |
| Full case name | City of Chicago, Petitioner v. Jesus Morales, et al. |
| Citations | 527 U.S. 41 (more) 119 S. Ct. 1849; 144 L. Ed. 2d 67; 1999 U.S. LEXIS 4005; 67 U.S.L.W. 4415; 72 A.L.R.5th 665; 99 Cal. Daily Op. Service 4488; 99 Daily Journal DAR 5760; 1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 3223; 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 331 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 177 Ill. 2d 440, 687 N.E.2d 53, affirmed. |
| Holding | |
| Chicago's Gang Congregation Ordinance violates due process in that it is impermissibly vague on its face and an arbitrary restriction on personal liberties. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stevens (parts I, II, and V), joined by O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
| Plurality | Stevens (parts III, IV, VI), joined by Souter, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | O'Connor (in part and in judgment), joined by Breyer |
| Concurrence | Kennedy (in part and in judgment) |
| Concurrence | Breyer (in part and in judgment) |
| Dissent | Scalia |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a law cannot be so vague that a person of ordinary intelligence can not figure out what is innocent activity and what is illegal.