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Noise Regulations Cases

  • Grayned v. City of Rockford (1972)

In Grayned v. City of Rockford, the Supreme Court ruled that a city’s
anti-picketing ordinance was over broad, but their anti-noise ordinance was
constitutional.

  • Harrison v. St. Mark’s Church (1877)

Although Philadelphia is the home of the Liberty Bell and served as the site of sometimes raucous celebrations of the U.S. centennial in 1876, it also became a site for disputes over the degree to which a city could regulate the ringing of church bells. Early uses of bells In early America, at a time

  • In re. Frazer (Mich. S.C., 1886)

Although it is common to associate worship with churches, religious experiences often spill out of such establishments into the public square. Revival meetings that led to the Great Awakenings and that stirred revivals on the American frontier were often raucous affairs, the latter often held out of doors, and sometimes featuring simultaneous speakers. Even today,

  • Saia v. New York (1948)

Saia v. New York (1948) invalidated a sound truck ordinance that allowed
the police chief to act as a censor on speech for violating the First
Amendment.

  • Sparhawk v. Union Passenger Railway Co. (Penn. S.C. 1867)

Before the adoption of the 14th Amendment in 1868, courts made decisions regarding matters related to the First Amendment and other amendments within the federal bill of rights based on their own laws and constitutions. One notable case involved trains running through Philadelphia on Sundays, where plaintiffs sought to enjoin them from doing so, citing violation of local laws about noise nuisances.

  • Ward v. Rock against Racism (1989)

Ward v. Rock against Racism (1989) ruled that cities could control the
volume of amplified music at rock concerts without violating the First
Amendment.

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