Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether an injunction, stemming from a defamation and privacy judgment, that ordered the petitioner never again to display a sign or speak about respondent Johnnie Cochran (favorably or otherwise) in a public place violates the petitioners First Amendment rights.

Action

Vacated and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

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  • ULYSSES TORY, et al. v. JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR.. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/ulysses-tory-et-al-v-johnnie-l-cochran-jr
  • ULYSSES TORY, et al. v. JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR., First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/ulysses-tory-et-al-v-johnnie-l-cochran-jr (last visited 20 Feb. 2025).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "ULYSSES TORY, et al. v. JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR.." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/ulysses-tory-et-al-v-johnnie-l-cochran-jr (accessed February 20, 2025).
  • "ULYSSES TORY, et al. v. JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR.." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 20 Feb. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/ulysses-tory-et-al-v-johnnie-l-cochran-jr.
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