Garner v. Louisiana

Garner v. Louisiana (1961) was a Supreme Court case concerning free speech. It involved a group of African American students who were arrested for quietly protesting segregation by sitting at a whites-only lunch counter in Louisiana. The Court ruled that their arrest violated the First Amendment, affirming that peaceful protest is a form of free expression. This case strengthened the protection of civil rights, highlighting the importance of the right to assemble and speak out against injustice without fear of arrest, reinforcing that such actions are fundamental to democracy.