Claim

Claim 901

Griffin's ordinance made it a punishable nuisance to distribute literature of any kind in the city without first obtaining written permission from the city manager.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Griffin's ordinance made it a punishable nuisance to distribute literature of any kind in the city without first obtaining written permission from the city manager.
Field: action
Value: Ordinance required permit and deemed violation a nuisance
About: incident 1938-us-lovell-v-griffin-permit-requirement
Source: Lovell v. City of Griffin, 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
Publisher: Lovell v. City of Griffin, 303 U.S. 444 (1938)
Method: court record
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1938-03-28

Quotation from the source

without first obtaining written permission from the City Manager of the City of Griffin, such practice shall be deemed a nuisance, and punishable as an offense against the City of Griffin.