LAW 4131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Speech, Federal-Question Jurisdiction, Commercial Speech
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An introductory case - village of stokie v. national socliast party of america (1978) Protesting the fact that there was money you had to pay in order to file an event b really just trying to increase press. Village of skokie v. national socialist party of america. Preliminary injunction (village is asking this with lower court) Village initiated the action to try to get the nazi"s to stop marching. Trial court in error to grant an injunction. Reading the proceedings on paper, not listening to witness, cold record ent but old record. Designed to correct errors that might have occurred below. Said you can speak, but had a problem with the swastika. Court can act by not acting/not taking the case. In most courts you have a right to appeal. In states and federal system, you don"t always have the right to appeal. Did the appellate court get it wrong on everything or just the sticker.
