num_pages: 630
description: Chronicles the social and legal arguments surrounding the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's decision that the Allied War Veterans Council's St. Patrick's Day Parade, held in the working-class community of South Boston, Massachusetts, could not exclude a gay activist group from marching in the parade. Follows the conflict through the US Supreme Court, and discusses the decision's impact on the future of First Amendment law, showing little sympathy for gay activism. Errata included. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
language: English
title: From Trial Court to the United States Supreme Court Anatomy of a Free Speech Case: The Incredible Inside Story Behind the Theft F the St. Patrick's Parade
titlecomplete: From Trial Court to the United States Supreme Court Anatomy of a Free Speech Case: The Incredible Inside Story Behind the Theft F the St. Patrick's Parade
publisher: Branden Pub Co