GIBSON v. FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
Supreme Court Cases
372 U.S. 539 (1963)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether the Florida Legislative Investigative Committee, in an attempt to inform itself about activities of subversive organizations, violated petitioners First and Fourteenth Amendment association rights.
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Mark R. Hawes View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Robert L. Carter View all cases
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- GIBSON v. FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/gibson-v-florida-legislative-investigation-committee
- GIBSON v. FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/gibson-v-florida-legislative-investigation-committee (last visited 3 Apr. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "GIBSON v. FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/gibson-v-florida-legislative-investigation-committee (accessed April 3, 2025).
- "GIBSON v. FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 3 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/gibson-v-florida-legislative-investigation-committee.