Case Categories: Noise Regulations
- Grayned v. City of Rockford (1972)
In Grayned v. City of Rockford, the Supreme Court ruled that a city’s anti-picketing ordinance was over broad, but their anti-noise ordinance was...
- Saia v. New York (1948)
The Supreme Court in 1948 invalidated a sound truck ordinance that allowed the police chief to act as a censor on speech, ruling it violated the First Amendment...
- Ward v. Rock against Racism (1989)
New York City's noise-control regulations for concerts in the Central Park bandshell led to a Supreme Court case involving Rock Against Racism. The court ruled...
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Illinois appeals court upholds social media restrictions as part of juvenile's probation
9th Circuit affirms convictions of California men for Islamic State support, rejecting 1st Amendment claim
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