WALKER et al. v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Supreme Court Cases
388 U.S. 307 (1967)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Must a protester, when faced with an injunction enforcing a facially unconstitutional ordinance, engage in an orderly judicial review of that injunction before disobeying it?
Action
Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Earl McBee View all cases
- J.M. Breckenridge View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Jack Greenberg View all cases
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- WALKER et al. v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 7, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/walker-et-al-v-city-birmingham
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- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "WALKER et al. v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/walker-et-al-v-city-birmingham (accessed April 7, 2025).
- "WALKER et al. v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 7 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/walker-et-al-v-city-birmingham.