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|facts=[https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/188/walker-v-city-of-birmingham Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested] on Good Friday in April 1963 for violating an anti-protest court injunction in Birmingham, Alabama. While in prison, King wrote his [https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/letter-birmingham-jail "Letter from Birmingham Jail"]. | |facts=[https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/188/walker-v-city-of-birmingham Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested] on Good Friday in April 1963 for violating an anti-protest court injunction in Birmingham, Alabama. While in prison, King wrote his [https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/letter-birmingham-jail "Letter from Birmingham Jail"]. | ||
[https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/walker-wyatt-tee Wyatt Walker] (1929 - 2018) was a friend of MLK named in this lawsuit. | |||
|issues=Is it legally okay to disobey a court injunction if the constitutional validity of the court order is disputed by the challenger (MLK and protesters)? | |issues=Is it legally okay to disobey a court injunction if the constitutional validity of the court order is disputed by the challenger (MLK and protesters)? | ||
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Revision as of 20:12, January 14, 2023
| Walker v. City of Birmingham | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 12, 1967 |
Facts
Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested on Good Friday in April 1963 for violating an anti-protest court injunction in Birmingham, Alabama. While in prison, King wrote his "Letter from Birmingham Jail".
Wyatt Walker (1929 - 2018) was a friend of MLK named in this lawsuit.Issues
Is it legally okay to disobey a court injunction if the constitutional validity of the court order is disputed by the challenger (MLK and protesters)?
