Cox v. Louisiana

Cox v. Louisiana
Argued October 21, 1964
Decided January 18, 1965
Full case nameReverend Mr. B. Elton Cox v. Louisiana
Citations379 U.S. 536 (more)
85 S. Ct. 453; 13 L. Ed. 2d 471; 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2008
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityGoldberg
ConcurrenceBlack
ConcurrenceClark
Concur/dissentWhite
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. I

Cox v. Louisiana, 379 U.S. 536 (1965), is a United States Supreme Court case based on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It held that a state government cannot employ "breach of the peace" statutes against protesters engaging in peaceable demonstrations that may potentially incite violence.