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|date=June 22, 1992 | |date=June 22, 1992 | ||
|subject=First Amendment | |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. | |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. | 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. | |procedural_history=At the criminal trial, the teenager argued that the ordinance used to prosecute him violated his [[First Amendment]] rights to speech. | ||
|issues=Is a content-based regulation of speech subject to [[standard of review|strict scrutiny]]? | |||
|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. | |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. | |rule='''Fighting words''' are traditionally not protected by the 1st Amendment. | ||
|case_text_links={{Infobox Case Brief/Case Text Link | |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 | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/r-a-v-v-city-of-st-paul-minnesota#all-items | ||
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| R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 22, 1992 |
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.
Issues
Is a content-based regulation of speech subject to strict scrutiny?
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.
