Lee v. International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. (1991)
- Docket
- 91-339
- Decided
- 1991-01-01
Summary
Question: Does the regulation banning the distribution of literature at airports violate the free speech and free exercise clauses of the First Amendment? Conclusion: In a short per curiam opinion, the court held 5 to 4 that the ban on literature distribution violated the Free Speech Clause. (A related case, also Int. Soc. for Krishna Consciousness v. Lee, 505 U.S. 672, addressed a ban on the solicitation of funds.)