Bouie v. City of Columbia, No. 10 (U.S. Supreme Court) (378 U.S. 347; 84 S.Ct. 1697) (June 22, 2064) (Justice Brennan)
This civil rights case involving a "sit-in" by Blacks is noted for its holding that the Due Process Clause requires that defendants be given fair notice of the conduct that constitutes a crime - which they did not receive in this case.
In this case, black civil rights activists were ...
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