Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
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First Amendment case
United States Supreme Court case
freedom of speech case
time, place, and manner regulation case
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld restrictions on symbolic protest camping in public parks, clarifying the limits of expressive conduct protections under the First Amendment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence canonical | 3 |
| Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1538845 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence Context triple: [Assembly Clause, usedInCase, Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence]
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A.
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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B.
Employment Division v. Smith
Employment Division v. Smith is a landmark 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed protections for religious practices under the Free Exercise Clause by upholding the enforcement of neutral, generally applicable laws even when they incidentally burden religion.
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C.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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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.
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.
- 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: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence Target entity description: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld restrictions on symbolic protest camping in public parks, clarifying the limits of expressive conduct protections under the First Amendment.
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A.
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.
-
B.
Employment Division v. Smith
Employment Division v. Smith is a landmark 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly narrowed protections for religious practices under the Free Exercise Clause by upholding the enforcement of neutral, generally applicable laws even when they incidentally burden religion.
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C.
Washington v. Davis
Washington v. Davis is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that held laws or policies with a racially disproportionate impact do not violate the Equal Protection Clause absent proof of discriminatory intent.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ freedom of speech case ⓘ time, place, and manner regulation case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
First Amendment jurisprudence
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civil liberties ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| citation | 468 U.S. 288 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Thurgood Marshall
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William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| expressiveConduct | sleeping in tents as symbolic protest ⓘ |
| finding | Even assuming sleeping in tents is expressive conduct, the government may regulate the manner of that expression. ⓘ |
| fullName |
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
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linked to:
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
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| governmentInterestRecognized |
ensuring public safety and order in parks
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maintaining parks in an attractive and intact condition ⓘ |
| holding |
The First Amendment does not require the government to permit camping in parks as a form of symbolic protest.
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The National Park Service regulation prohibiting camping in certain parks is a valid time, place, and manner restriction on expressive conduct. ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified limits of symbolic speech protections in public forums
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frequently cited in later time, place, and manner cases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
First Amendment freedom of expression
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regulation of expressive conduct in public parks ⓘ symbolic speech ⓘ time, place, and manner restrictions ⓘ |
| locationOfEvents |
Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.
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The National Mall, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to:
National Mall
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| majorityOpinionBy | Byron R. White ⓘ |
| petitioner |
James G. Watt, Secretary of the Interior
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William P. Clark, Secretary of the Interior ⓘ |
| principle | Content-neutral regulations that are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest and leave open ample alternative channels of communication are permissible. ⓘ |
| regulationChallenged | National Park Service regulation prohibiting camping in certain parks ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
United States v. O'Brien
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Ward v. Rock Against Racism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
content-neutral regulation
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public forum doctrine ⓘ |
| respondent | Community for Creative Non-Violence ⓘ |
| testApplied | time, place, and manner test ⓘ |
| topic |
homelessness protest
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regulation of demonstrations in national parks ⓘ |
| vote | 7–2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence Description of subject: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld restrictions on symbolic protest camping in public parks, clarifying the limits of expressive conduct protections under the First Amendment.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence
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fullName
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Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence, 468 U.S. 288 (1984)
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linked to: Clark v. Community for Creative Non-Violence