Supreme Court opinion · Legal opinion · Legal writingThe First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.Hugo BlackEverson v. Board of Education · 1947★ 6.8
Supreme Court opinion · Legal opinion · Legal writingAn unconditional right to say what one pleases about public affairs is what I consider to be the minimum guarantee of the First Amendment.Hugo BlackNew York Times Co. v. Sullivan · 1964★ 5.3
LectureIt is my belief that there are "absolutes" in our Bill of Rights, and that they were put there on purpose by men who knew what words meant, and meant their prohibitions to be "absolutes."Hugo Black1960★ 3.5
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