Editing R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul

{{Infobox Case Brief
|court=Supreme Court of the United States
|date=June 22, 1992
|subject=First Amendment
|facts=In 1990, a teenager constructed a cross from a chair in Minnesota. Next, he set the cross ablaze on the lawn of a black family.

The teenager was prosecuted for communicating a biased non-verbal message.
|procedural_history=At the criminal trial, the teenager argued that the ordinance used to prosecute him violated his [[First Amendment]] rights to speech.
|holding=The ordinance of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota is unconstitutional. The City may not prohibit speech solely on the basis of its content.
|rule='''Fighting words''' are traditionally not protected by the 1st Amendment.
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link
|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/r-a-v-v-city-of-st-paul-minnesota#all-items
|source_type=Video summary
|case_text_source=Quimbee
}}
}}