Adderley v. Florida
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Adderley v. Florida is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of civil rights protesters for trespassing on jail property, narrowing the scope of First Amendment protections for demonstrations on government-owned land.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adderley et al. v. State of Florida | 1 |
| Adderley v. Florida canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Adderley v. Florida Context triple: [Edwards v. South Carolina, precedesCase, Adderley v. Florida]
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Hall v. Florida
Hall v. Florida is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited states’ ability to impose strict IQ cutoffs when determining intellectual disability in capital cases, thereby refining the application of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on executing individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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B.
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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Proffitt v. Florida
Proffitt v. Florida is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, upheld the constitutionality of guided-discretion capital sentencing schemes under the Eighth Amendment.
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Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified employer liability for workplace sexual harassment under Title VII, particularly when harassment is committed by supervisors.
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Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adderley v. Florida Target entity description: Adderley v. Florida is a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the conviction of civil rights protesters for trespassing on jail property, narrowing the scope of First Amendment protections for demonstrations on government-owned land.
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A.
Hall v. Florida
Hall v. Florida is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited states’ ability to impose strict IQ cutoffs when determining intellectual disability in capital cases, thereby refining the application of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on executing individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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B.
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida is a 1996 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited Congress’s power to subject non-consenting states to lawsuits in federal court, reinforcing state sovereign immunity.
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C.
Proffitt v. Florida
Proffitt v. Florida is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, upheld the constitutionality of guided-discretion capital sentencing schemes under the Eighth Amendment.
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D.
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton is a 1998 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified employer liability for workplace sexual harassment under Title VII, particularly when harassment is committed by supervisors.
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E.
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down city ordinances targeting Santería animal sacrifice and clarified that laws burdening religious practice must be neutral and generally applicable under the Free Exercise Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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civil rights era case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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criminal trespass ⓘ freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ |
| citation | 385 U.S. 39 ⓘ |
| citedFor | principle that government may control use of its property for its intended purposes ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1966-11-14 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Abe Fortas
ⓘ
Earl Warren ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ William O. Douglas ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cox v. Louisiana
ⓘ
Edwards v. South Carolina ⓘ |
| effect | narrowed the scope of First Amendment protections for demonstrations on certain government-owned property ⓘ |
| fullCaseName |
Adderley et al. v. State of Florida
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linked to:
Adderley v. Florida
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| holding |
The First Amendment does not guarantee the right to use all government-owned property as a public forum for demonstrations.
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The State of Florida could constitutionally convict demonstrators for trespass on jail property used for jail purposes. ⓘ |
| issue |
First Amendment rights of protesters on government-owned property
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trespass convictions of civil rights demonstrators ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents | Leon County Jail, Tallahassee, Florida ⓘ |
| lowerCourt |
Supreme Court of Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Florida Supreme Court
|
| lowerCourtDisposition | convictions affirmed ⓘ |
| majorityJustices |
Abe Fortas
ⓘ
Byron R. White ⓘ Hugo L. Black ⓘ John M. Harlan II ⓘ Potter Stewart ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Hugo L. Black ⓘ |
| page | 39 ⓘ |
| parties |
Harriet Louise Adderley et al.
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State of Florida ⓘ |
| precedentFor | limits on protests at nonpublic forums ⓘ |
| propertyTypeAtIssue | county jail driveway and grounds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil rights movement
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public forum doctrine ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| result | trespass convictions of protesters were upheld ⓘ |
| stateParty | Florida ⓘ |
| supremeCourtDisposition | judgment affirmed ⓘ |
| volume | 385 ⓘ |
| vote | 5-4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1966 ⓘ |
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linked to: Adderley v. Florida