Gregory v. City of Chicago

Gregory v. Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 10, 1968
Decided March 10, 1969
Full case nameDick Gregory, et al. v. City of Chicago
Citations394 U.S. 111 (more)
89 S. Ct. 946; 22 L. Ed. 2d 134; 1969 U.S. LEXIS 2295
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the Supreme Court of Illinois, 39 Ill. 2d 47, 233 N.E.2d 422 (1968)
Holding
Gregory and others were improperly convicted of disorderly conduct based on the disorderly behavior of bystanders to their First Amendment-protected demonstration.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Abe Fortas · Thurgood Marshall
Case opinions
MajorityWarren, joined unanimously
ConcurrenceBlack, joined by Douglas
ConcurrenceHarlan
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV

Gregory v. Chicago, 394 U.S. 111 (1969), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court overturned the disorderly conduct charges against Dick Gregory and others for peaceful demonstrations in Chicago.[1]

  1. ^ Gregory v. City of Chicago, 394 U.S. 111 (1969).  This article incorporates public domain material from judicial opinions or other documents created by the federal judiciary of the United States.