Adderley v. Florida
| Adderley v. Florida | |
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| Argued October 18, 1966 Decided November 14, 1966 | |
| Full case name | Adderley, et al. v. Florida |
| Citations | 385 U.S. 39 (more) 87 S. Ct. 242; 17 L. Ed. 2d 149 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Adderley v. State, 175 So. 2d 249 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965) |
| Holding | |
| Because a jail facility is not a public forum and a state may regulate the use of its property, the First Amendment rights of the protesters were not violated. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Black, joined by Clark, Harlan, Stewart, White |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Warren, Brennan, Fortas |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Adderley v. Florida, 385 U.S. 39 (1966), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding whether arrests for protesting in front of a jail were constitutional.