NATIONAL SOCIALIST PARTY OF AMERICA V. VILLAGE OF SKOKIE
423 U.S. 43 (1977)
NATURE OF THE CASE: National Socialist (P) filed an application for a stay with MR.
JUSTICE STEVENS, as Circuit Justice, who referred the matter to the Court related to an
injunction prohibiting certain of the First Amendment rights.
FACTS: The Circuit Court of Cook County entered an injunction against petitioners. The
injunction prohibited them from performing any of the following actions within the village
of Skokie, Ill.: '[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.' The Appellate Court denied an application for stay
pending appeal. The Illinois Supreme Court both the stay and leave for an expedited appeal.
Applicants then filed an application for a stay with MR. JUSTICE STEVENS, as Circuit
Justice, who referred the matter to the Court.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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