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Legal Citation: 408 U.S. 104 (1972)

Appellant
Richard Grayned

Appellee
City of Rockford

Appellant's Claim
That he should not have been convicted for his participation in a demonstration that allegedly violated the city of Rockford's anti-picketing and antinoise ordinances because the ordinances were overbroad and should be struck down.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Sophia H. Hall

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
William E. Collins

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger, Thurgood Marshall (writing for the Court), Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William O. Douglas

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
26 June 1972

Decision
That the anti-picketing ordinance...