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Legal Citation: 505 U.S. 377 (1992)

Petitioner
R.A.V.

Respondent
City of St. Paul, Minneapolis

Petitioner's Claim
That a St. Paul city ordinance banning all public displays of symbols that arouse anger on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, or gender was invalid under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Edward J. Cleary

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Thomas J. Foley

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Anthony M. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Antonin Scalia, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens, Clarence Thomas, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 June 1992

Decision
Reversed the court of appeals ruling and held that...