HOME > First Amendment Library > Case   Patterson v. Colorado (Doc. #: 223) (1907)  [Findlaw] Argument Date 03/05/1907 Decided 4/15/1907 Supreme Court Vote 7-2 Note Stromberg v. California (1931) rejected the Patterson proposition that the First Amendment does not apply to the states. The Stromberg Court thus struck down a state law on First and Fourteenth Amendment grounds. Supreme Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied   Issue Whether, consistent with the First and Fourteenth Amendments, a criminal contempt order can stand insofar as it punished the publication of certain articles and a cartoon, which allegedly reflected upon the motives and conduct of the Colorado Supreme Court in cases still pending before that tribunal.   Case Summary & Additional Resources Majority Opinion Holmes, J. Dissenting Opinion Harlan, J., & Brewer, J. Lower Court Colorado Supreme Court Lower Court Ruling First Amendment claim denied. Lawyers For Petitioner Thomas M. Patterson in propria persona, Harry M. Teller, Charles S. Thomas, Sterling B. Toney, James H. Blood, Harvey Riddell, S. W. Belford, John A. Rush, and Richardson & Hawkins for plaintiff in error. For Respondent Samuel Huston Thompson, Jr., & N. C. Miller for defendant in error News Stories & Commentary New York Times, "Right to Punish Press: Supreme Court Says ex-Senator Patterson Must Pay Fine for Contempt," April , 16, 1907, p. 6 Washington Post, "Patterson Must Pay; Supreme Court Denies Relief Former Senator Asked," April 16, 1907, p. 12 News Chicago Daily Tribune, "Denver men Up in Arms," December 18, 1906, p. 5. Chicago Daily Tribune, "Editor Must Pay Fine for Criticising Colorado Court," April 16, 1907, p. 18 Other Pollman, H.L., OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES: FREE SPEECH & THE LIVING CONSTITUTION (1991) Rabban, David, FREE SPEECH IN ITS FORGOTTEN YEARS (1997), pp. 130-134, 148-149 Overruled By Stromberg v. California  SEARCH MORE About this site About the First Amendment About the First Amendment Center How to contribute Video/RSS/podcasts First Amendment programs State of the First Amendment reports Religious liberty in public schools First Reports Supreme Court Columnists Experts First Amendment publications 1 for All First Amendment Center history Glossary Freedom Sings™ Events Congressional Research Service reports Guest editorials The First Amendment Library Lesson plans freedomforum.org Newseum Contact us Privacy statement Related links

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