Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Whether a Los Angeles city ordinance forbidding distribution of anonymous handbills violated the First Amendment.

Action

The ordinance was ruled void on its face and overbroad.

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  • TALLEY v. CALIFORNIA. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/talley-v-california
  • TALLEY v. CALIFORNIA, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/talley-v-california (last visited 23 Feb. 2025).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "TALLEY v. CALIFORNIA." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/talley-v-california (accessed February 23, 2025).
  • "TALLEY v. CALIFORNIA." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 23 Feb. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/talley-v-california.
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