Nazis in Skokie Freedom, Community, and the First Amendment |
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| Author:
| Downs, Donald Alexander |
| Series title: | Notre Dame Studies in Law and Contemporary Issues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-01462-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1986 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.00USD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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In 1977, a Chicago-based Nazi group announced its plans to demonstrate in Skokie, Illinois, the home of hundreds of Holocaust survivors. The shocked survivor community rose in protest and the issue went to court, with the ACLU defending the Nazis' right to free speech. The court ruled in the Nazis' favor. According to the "content neutrality doctrine" governing First Amendment jurisprudence, the Nazis' insults and villifications were "neutral"--not the issue, as far as the law was concerned.
In 1977, a Chicago-based Nazi group announced its plans to demonstrate in Skokie, Illinois, the home of hundreds of Holocaust survivors. The shocked survivor community rose in protest and the issue went to court, with the ACLU defending the Nazis' right to free speech. The court ruled in the Nazis' favor. According to the "content neutrality doctrine" governing First Amendment jurisprudence, the Nazis' insults and villifications were "neutral"--not the issue, as far as the law was concerned.