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Colten v. Kentucky

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-404
Appellee: 
Kentucky
Appellant: 
Colten
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
407 U.S. 104 (1972)
Argued: 
Monday, April 17, 1972
Decided: 
Monday, June 12, 1972
Issues: 
First Amendment, Protest Demonstrations

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The Oyez Project, Colten v. Kentucky , 407 U.S. 104 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_404)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Kentucky, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 1: Speech, Press, and Assembly

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Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White