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Black was prosecuted for burning a cross, and convicted of the same by a jury, under the Cross-burning statute of Virginia, which bans cross burning with the object of creating fear in a person or a group. The Virginia Supreme Court upheld the decision and Black appealed.
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In Virginia v. Black the Court found that Virginia's statute against cross burning is unconstitutional with respect to the text in the statute that states "Any such burning of a cross shall be prima facie evidence of an intent to intimidate a person or group of persons."
1 sty 2009 · Virginia v. Black (2003) upheld a statute making it illegal to burn a cross in public to intimidate others. Cross burning was a true threat unprotected by the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that in light of R. A. V. v. City of St. Paul , supra , even if it is constitutional to ban cross burning in a content-neutral manner, the Virginia cross-burning statute is unconstitutional because it discriminates on the basis of content and viewpoint.
28 cze 2024 · In its ruling in Loving v. Virginia, how did the Court address the long-standing distinction in U.S. constitutional law between civil rights and social equality?
