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ABA National Online Youth Summit, Fall 1999 Legal Background




 

After City of Chicago v. Morales: If Youth "Hang Out" on the Street, Are They Breaking the Law?

Legal Background

Click on any of the following links for more information related to the Chicago v. Morales case.

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Amicus ("friend of the court") Briefs & Interest Groups


The Case Itself

Chicago v. Morales, U.S. Supreme Court No. 97-1121 (1999)

City of Chicago v. Morales, Illinois Supreme Court Nos. 80479, 80485, 80668 cons. (1997)

Case summary, from the First Amendment Center

 

The US Constitution

First Amendment Right to Freedom of Speech and Assembly

Due Process Clause of the 5th and 14th Amendments

 

Online Resources

U.S. Supreme Court Resources
Supreme Court of Illinois
Index of State Government Resources
Oyez Oyez Oyez U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School


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