Pritchard v. Carlton

821 F. Supp. 671 (1993)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
P
From our private database of 46,300+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

Pritchard v. Carlton

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
821 F. Supp. 671 (1993)

  • Written by Sharon Feldman, JD

Facts

Henry Pritchard II (plaintiff) was the president of the South Florida Society for the Advancement of White People (plaintiff). Pritchard applied for a permit to hold a rally at the Holocaust Memorial (memorial) in the City of Miami Beach (the city) (defendant) for the purpose of “political speech.” The memorial was built on city-owned land with funds raised by the Holocaust Memorial Committee (committee) (defendant) and staffed by Holocaust survivors. The committee was given the power to adopt regulations for the memorial’s use. A committee guideline required that the memorial be used for educational purposes and never for political programs. The committee had never permitted political speech on memorial grounds and had denied photo-opportunity and public-appearance requests by politicians and Jewish organizations. Roger Carlton (defendant), the city manager, issued a permit for Pritchard to use an alternative site 400 feet from the memorial. Seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, Pritchard argued that the memorial was a traditional public forum and denial of the requested permit violated the First Amendment.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Highsmith, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 806,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 806,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,300 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 806,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,300 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Human Rights

Key Terms