Shurtleff v. City of Boston

142 S. Ct. 1583 · Decided May 2, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Shurtleff v. City of Boston was decided on May 2, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared a municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1800

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Shurtleff v. City of Boston

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-039, docket 2021-039-01.

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