Case Name: In the Matter of George L. Rockwell, Respondent, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of Parks of the City of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-07-07
Citations: 10 N.Y.2d 749
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of George L. Rockwell, Respondent, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of Parks of the City of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 749–749

Head Matter:
In the Matter of George L. Rockwell, Respondent, v. Newbold Morris, as Commissioner of Parks of the City of New York, Appellant.
Submitted July 6, 1961;
decided July 7, 1961.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, as follows: Respondent contended that the refusal of the Commissioner of Parks of the City of New York to issue a permit to respondent to speak in a park under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Parks constituted a violation of respondent's rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The Court of Appeals held that there was such a violation. [See 10 N Y 2d 721.]