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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Carroll v. President and Commissioners of Princess Anne
Citation:
393 U.S. 175, 89 S.Ct. 347, 21 L.Ed.2d 325 (1968)Facts
On August 6, 1966, petitioners held a public rally near the courthouse in Princess Anne, Maryland, where they delivered aggressively racist speeches amplified by a public address system, targeting primarily African Americans and secondarily Jews. The speeches contained deliberately derogatory, insulting, and threatening language that could be construed as both provocation and incitement. Approximately 60 state police officers were brought in due to the tense atmosphere. The rally lasted over an hour, with the crowd growing from 50 to 150 people, 25% of whom were African American. Petitioners announced they would hold another rally the following evening, August 7. On August 7, county officials applied for and obtained an ex parte restraining order from the Circuit Court without providing notice to petitioners or making any effort to communicate with them, despite their apparent presence in the area. The order restrained petitioners for 10 days from holding rallies that would “tend to disturb and endanger” county citizens.
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