Talley v. California
United States Supreme Court
362 U.S. 60 (1960)
Relevant factsFree
Talley (plaintiff) was convicted and fined under a Los Angeles (defendant) ordinance prohibiting distribution of handbills that failed to identify their drafter and distributor.
IssueFree
Whether a local ordinance prohibiting the distribution of anonymous handbills violates the right to free speech and free press, as extended to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.