HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF
Supreme Court Cases
301 U.S. 242 (1937)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a Georgia law prohibiting an "attempt to incite insurrection" was unconstitutional as applied to a Communist member planning to distribute literature, because the law was too vague to provide a sufficiently ascertainable standard of guilt.
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Walter Le Craw View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Whitney North Seymour View all cases
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- HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/herndon-v-lowry-sheriff
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- "HERNDON v. LOWRY, SHERIFF." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 13 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/herndon-v-lowry-sheriff.