SHUTTLESWORTH v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM (1965)

SHUTTLESWORTH v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
	Term: 1965
Important Dates
	Argued: October 11, 1965
	Decided: November 15, 1965
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Tom Clark • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Brennan • William Douglas • Abe Fortas • Earl Warren

SHUTTLESWORTH v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 15, 1965. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1965.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - protest demonstrations (other than as pertains to sit-in demonstrations): demonstrations and other forms of protest based on First Amendment guarantees
Petitioner: Person or organization protesting racial or ethnic segregation or discrimination
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Alabama
Citation: 382 U.S. 87
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.