Feiner v. New York
| Feiner v. New York | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 17, 1950 Decided January 15, 1951 | |
| Full case name | Irving Feiner v. New York |
| Citations | 340 U.S. 315 (more) 71 S. Ct. 303; 95 L. Ed. 295; 1951 U.S. LEXIS 2249 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | People v. Feiner, 300 N.Y. 391, 91 N.E.2d 316 (1950); cert. granted, 339 U.S. 962 (1950). |
| Holding | |
| Speech can be constitutionally limited based upon the reaction to it, given a content-neutral standard of enforcement. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Vinson, joined by Reed, Jackson, Burton, Clark |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Dissent | Black |
| Dissent | Douglas, joined by Minton |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends I, XIV | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
Feiner v. New York, 340 U.S. 315 (1951), was a United States Supreme Court case involving Irving Feiner's arrest for a violation of section 722 of the New York Penal Code, "inciting a breach of the peace," as he addressed a crowd on a street.