Free Speech - Case - 504 U.S. 428

Case - 504 U.S. 428

Parties: Burdick v. Takushi

Date: 1992-06-08

Identifiers:

504 U.S. 428 (U.S. Reports)
112 S. Ct. 2059
119 L. Ed. 2d 245

Opinions:

Majority: Author - White, Byron Raymond, 1917-2002
Dissent: Author - Kennedy, Anthony McLeod, 1936-
Dissent: Joining - Blackmun, Harold Andrew, 1908-1999
Dissent: Joining - Stevens, John Paul, 1920-

Segment Sets:

Paragraph: 46 - Petitioner's right to freedom of expression is not implicated. His argument that the First Amendment confers upon citizens the right to cast a protest vote and to have government officials count and report this vote is not persuasive. As the majority points out, the purpose of casting, counting, and recording votes is to elect public officials, not to serve as a general forum for political expression.

Notes:

Preferred Terms:

(is not) casting votes

Phrase match: to freedom of expression is not

Source: http://freespeech.iath.virginia.edu/exist-speech/cocoon/freespeech/FOS_newSTerms_One?doc=/db/fos_all/federal/SC/1990s/19920608.504.US.428.xml&keyword1=freedom of&wordsBefore=1&wordsAfter=3#m1

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