TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI
Supreme Court Cases
319 U.S. 583 (1943)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a Mississippi statute punishing speech "reasonably tending to create an attitude of stubborn refusal to salute, honor, and respect the flag and government of the United States" or "calculated to encourage disloyalty to the government of the United States" violates the First Amendment
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- George T. Ethridge View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Hayden C. Covington View all cases
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- TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/taylor-v-mississippi
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- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/taylor-v-mississippi (accessed April 25, 2025).
- "TAYLOR v. MISSISSIPPI." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 25 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/taylor-v-mississippi.