National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie
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United States Supreme Court case
freedom of assembly case
freedom of speech case
landmark First Amendment case
National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie canonical | 3 |
| NSPA v. Skokie | 1 |
| Skokie case | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie Context triple: [Skokie, Illinois, associatedCourtCase, National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie]
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A.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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B.
Lynch v. Donnelly
Lynch v. Donnelly is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the inclusion of a nativity scene in a city’s Christmas display and helped shape modern Establishment Clause analysis of government endorsement of religion.
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C.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
City of Boerne v. Flores
City of Boerne v. Flores is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that curtailed Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment and held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be applied to the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie Target entity description: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.
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A.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
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B.
Lynch v. Donnelly
Lynch v. Donnelly is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the inclusion of a nativity scene in a city’s Christmas display and helped shape modern Establishment Clause analysis of government endorsement of religion.
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C.
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
County of Allegheny v. ACLU is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court case that refined the interpretation of the Establishment Clause by addressing the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on government property.
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D.
Bolling v. Sharpe
Bolling v. Sharpe is a 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that held racial segregation in Washington, D.C. public schools unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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E.
City of Boerne v. Flores
City of Boerne v. Flores is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that curtailed Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment and held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be applied to the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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freedom of assembly case ⓘ freedom of speech case ⓘ landmark First Amendment case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NSPA v. Skokie
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Skokie case ⓘ |
| background |
Skokie had a large population of Holocaust survivors
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local officials sought to prevent the march through injunctions and ordinances ⓘ |
| category |
United States 1970s case law
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United States civil rights case ⓘ United States free speech case ⓘ |
| citation | 432 U.S. 43 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateArgued | 1977 ⓘ |
| dateDecided | 1977-06-14 ⓘ |
| decisionType | per curiam opinion ⓘ |
| docketNumber | No. 76-1786 ⓘ |
| holding |
denial of a stay of an injunction against speech must be reviewable by the U.S. Supreme Court
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state courts must provide strict procedural safeguards before imposing prior restraints on speech ⓘ |
| impact |
affirmed that offensive and unpopular speech is protected by the First Amendment
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became a leading case in free speech jurisprudence ⓘ strengthened protections against prior restraints on speech ⓘ |
| involves |
neo-Nazi group
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planned political march ⓘ predominantly Jewish community ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment rights
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freedom of expression for unpopular groups ⓘ injunction against political demonstration ⓘ prior restraint ⓘ |
| locationOfUnderlyingEvents | Skokie, Illinois ⓘ |
| petitioner | National Socialist Party of America ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | emergency application to the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay ⓘ |
| relatedCase | Collin v. Smith ⓘ |
| respondent |
Village of Skokie
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linked to:
Skokie, Illinois
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| result |
remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion
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vacated judgment of the Illinois Supreme Court denying a stay ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hate speech and constitutional protection
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political demonstration ⓘ |
| topic |
civil liberties
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judicial review of injunctions ⓘ rights of extremist political groups ⓘ |
| usedIn | law school constitutional law courses ⓘ |
| vote | 5–4 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1977 ⓘ |
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Subject: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie Description of subject: National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie is a landmark 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed the First Amendment rights of a neo-Nazi group to march in a predominantly Jewish community despite widespread opposition.
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