Garner v. Louisiana
| Garner v. Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 18–19, 1961 Decided December 11, 1961 | |
| Full case name | John Burrell Garner, et al. v. State of Louisiana, Mary Briscoe, et al. |
| Citations | 368 U.S. 157 (more) 82 S. Ct. 248; 7 L. Ed. 2d 207; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 28 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Certiorari to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, 365 U.S. 840 (1961). |
| Holding | |
| The convictions were so totally devoid of evidentiary support as to violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by unanimous |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Concurrence | Harlan |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. I, XIV | |
Garner v. Louisiana, 368 U.S. 157 (1961), was a landmark case argued by Thurgood Marshall before the US Supreme Court. On December 11, 1961, the court unanimously ruled that Louisiana could not convict peaceful sit-in protesters who refused to leave dining establishments under the state's "disturbing the peace" laws.