Edwards v. South Carolina
| Edwards v. South Carolina | |
|---|---|
| Argued December 13, 1962 Decided February 25, 1963 | |
| Full case name | Edwards, et al. v. South Carolina |
| Citations | 372 U.S. 229 (more) 83 S. Ct. 680; 9 L. Ed. 2d 697 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 239 S.C. 339, 123 S.E.2d 247 (1961), reversed. |
| Holding | |
| State governments must protect First Amendment rights through the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan, White, Goldberg |
| Dissent | Clark |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I, XIV | |
Edwards v. South Carolina, 372 U.S. 229 (1963), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court ruling that the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbade state government officials to force a crowd to disperse when they are otherwise legally marching in front of a state house.