Legal Citation: 385 U.S. 39 (1966)

Petitioner
Harriett Louise Adderley, et al. Respondent
State of Florida

Petitioner's Claim
That the arrest of 107 demonstrators petitioning on the property of the Leon County jail was a breach of their rights to free speech, assembly, petition, equal protection of the laws, and due process of law.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Richard Yale Feder

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
William D. Roth, Assistant Attorney General of Florida

Justices for the Court
Hugo Lafayette Black (writing for the Court), William O. Douglas, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Abe Fortas, Earl Warren

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
14 November 1966

Decision
Upheld...