National Socialist Party v. Skokie
Background
• Skokie-Illinois
• Population-70,000 (40,500 Jews)
• National Socialist Party=Nazi Party
Case Details
• Frank Collin
• Collin’s Letter
• District Court of Cook County Hearing.
• Application with Justice John Paul Stevens
Quotation
• "[m]arching, walking or parading in the
uniform of the National Socialist Party of
America; [m]arching, walking or parading or
otherwise displaying the swastika on or off
their person; [d]istributing pamphlets or
displaying any materials which incite or
promote hatred against persons of Jewish
faith or ancestry or hatred against persons of
any faith or ancestry, race or religion.”
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/432/43.html
Amendment Violation
• First Amendment Violation
-(Lack of) Freedom of speech/press.
-Taking away right to protest.
-(Lack of) Freedom of Religion
Question and Decision
• Did the Illinois Supreme Court improperly deny
the National Socialist Party’s request for a stay of
the district court’s injunction?
• Constitutional rights out weigh the procedural
steps created by the court.
• Voting concluded 5 to 4 in favor of the National
Socialist Party.
Conclusion
• March in Chicago
• Museum in Skokie
Bibliography
"National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
432 U.S. 43 (1977)." Justia US Supreme Court. N.p., n.d.
Web. 16 Sept. 2015.
<https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/432/43/ca
se.html>.
"National Socialist Party v. Skokie." Find Law. N.p., n.d.
Web. 16 Sept. 2015. <http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ussupreme-court/432/43.html>.
"National Socialist Party v. Skokie." Oyez. N.p., n.d. Web.
16 Sept. 2015. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/19701979/1976/1976_76_1786>.