Protest demonstrations: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Protest demonstrations,” part of the First Amendment area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 55 decisions, newest first

• Olivier v. City of Brandon
  607 U.S. 552Decided March 20, 20269–0Elena Kagan
• Lindke v. Freed
  601 U.S. 187Decided March 15, 20249–0Amy Coney Barrett
• O'Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier
  601 U.S. 205Decided March 15, 20249–0Per curiam
• Wood v. Moss
  572 U.S. 744Decided May 27, 20149–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Albert Snyder v. Fred W. Phelps, Sr.
  562 U.S. 443Decided March 2, 20118–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Deborah Morse v. Joseph Frederick
  551 U.S. 393Decided June 25, 20075–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Virginia v. Barry Elton BlackLaw held unconstitutional
  538 U.S. 343Decided April 7, 20037–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• John J. Hurley and South Boston Allied War Veterans Council v. Irish-American GayLaw held unconstitutional
  515 U.S. 557Decided June 19, 19959–0David H. Souter
• Rav v. City of St. PaulLaw held unconstitutional
  505 U.S. 377Decided June 22, 19929–0Antonin Scalia
• United States v. Shawn D. EichmanLaw held unconstitutional
  496 U.S. 310Decided June 11, 19905–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Federal Trade Commission v. Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association
  493 U.S. 411Decided January 22, 19906–3John Paul Stevens
• Texas v. JohnsonLaw held unconstitutional
  491 U.S. 397Decided June 21, 19895–4William J. Brennan Jr.
• Michael Boos, J. Michael Waller and Bridget Brooker v. Marion S. Barry, Jr.Law held unconstitutional
  485 U.S. 312Decided March 22, 19885–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• City of Houston v. HillLaw held unconstitutional
  482 U.S. 451Decided June 15, 19878–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Albertini
  472 U.S. 675Decided June 24, 19856–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
  468 U.S. 288Decided June 29, 19847–2Byron R. White
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Claiborne Hardware Co.
  458 U.S. 886Decided July 2, 19828–0John Paul Stevens
• Carey v. BrownLaw held unconstitutional
  447 U.S. 455Decided June 20, 19806–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Spence v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
  418 U.S. 405Decided June 25, 19746–3Per curiam
• Smith v. GoguenLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 566Decided March 25, 19746–3Lewis F. Powell Jr.
• Lewis v. City of New OrleansLaw held unconstitutional
  415 U.S. 130Decided February 20, 19746–3William J. Brennan Jr.
• Hess v. Indiana
  414 U.S. 105Decided November 19, 19736–3Per curiam
• Norwell v. City of Cincinnati
  414 U.S. 14Decided November 5, 19739–0Per curiam
• Police Department of the City of Chicago v. MosleyLaw held unconstitutional
  408 U.S. 92Decided June 26, 19729–0Thurgood Marshall
• Grayned v. City of RockfordLaw held unconstitutional
  408 U.S. 104Decided June 26, 19729–0Thurgood Marshall
• Colten v. Kentucky
  407 U.S. 104Decided June 12, 19727–2Byron R. White
• Gooding v. WilsonLaw held unconstitutional
  405 U.S. 518Decided March 23, 19725–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Cohen v. California
  403 U.S. 15Decided June 7, 19715–4John M. Harlan II
• Coates v. City of CincinnatiLaw held unconstitutional
  402 U.S. 611Decided June 1, 19715–4Potter Stewart
• Radich v. New York
  401 U.S. 531Decided March 24, 19714–4
• Schacht v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  398 U.S. 58Decided May 25, 19708–0Hugo L. Black
• Bachellar v. Maryland
  397 U.S. 564Decided April 20, 19708–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Jones v. State Board of Education of Tennessee
  397 U.S. 31Decided February 24, 19706–2Per curiam
• Cowgill v. California
  396 U.S. 371Decided January 19, 19707–1Per curiam
• Street v. New YorkLaw held unconstitutional
  394 U.S. 576Decided April 21, 19695–4John M. Harlan II
• Gregory v. City of Chicago
  394 U.S. 111Decided March 10, 19699–0Earl Warren
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
  394 U.S. 147Decided March 10, 19698–0Potter Stewart
• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
  393 U.S. 503Decided February 24, 19697–2Abe Fortas
• United States v. O'Brien
  391 U.S. 367Decided May 27, 19687–1Earl Warren
• Zwicker v. Boll
  391 U.S. 353Decided May 20, 19688–1Per curiam
• Cameron v. Johnson
  390 U.S. 611Decided April 22, 19687–2William J. Brennan Jr.
• Epton v. New York
  390 U.S. 29Decided January 22, 19688–1Per curiam
• Walker v. City of Birmingham
  388 U.S. 307Decided June 12, 19675–4Potter Stewart
• Turner v. New York
  386 U.S. 773Decided May 8, 19677–2Per curiam
• Adderley v. Florida
  385 U.S. 39Decided November 14, 19665–4Hugo L. Black
• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Overstreet
  384 U.S. 118Decided April 27, 19665–4Per curiam
• Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham
  382 U.S. 87Decided November 15, 19659–0Potter Stewart
• Cox v. LouisianaLaw held unconstitutional
  379 U.S. 536Decided January 18, 19659–0Arthur J. Goldberg
• Cox v. Louisiana
  379 U.S. 559Decided January 18, 19655–4Arthur J. Goldberg
• Henry v. City of Rock Hill
  376 U.S. 776Decided April 6, 19649–0Per curiam
• Fields v. City of Fairfield.
  375 U.S. 248Decided December 16, 19639–0Per curiam
• Fields v. South Carolina
  372 U.S. 522Decided March 18, 19638–1Per curiam
• Edwards v. South Carolina
  372 U.S. 229Decided February 25, 19638–1Potter Stewart
• Hughes v. Superior Court of California for Contra Costa County
  339 U.S. 460Decided May 8, 19508–0Felix Frankfurter
• Kovacs v. Cooper
  336 U.S. 77Decided January 31, 19495–4Stanley F. Reed

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error