KUNZ v. NEW YORK
Supreme Court Cases
340 U.S. 290 (1951)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a city ordinance which prescribes no appropriate standard for administrative action and gives an administrative official discretionary power to control in advance the right of citizens to speak on religious matters on the city streets is invalid under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Seymour B. Quel View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Osmond K. Fraenkel View all cases
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