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Flower v. United States, 407 U.S. 197 (1972)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Flower v. United States, 407 U.S. 197 (1972)
Flower v. United States No. 71-1180 Decided June 12, 1972 407 U.S. 197
CERTIORARI TO ’THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Application of 18 U.S.C. § 1382, proscribing the reentry onto a military post of a person who has been removed therefrom or ordered by an officer not to reenter, held violative of First Amendment rights as applied when petitioner, a civilian who had previously been barred from the post, was arrested after reentry while quietly distributing leaflets on a public street extensively used by civilians as well as military personnel that runs through Fort Sam Houston, an open military post.
Certiorari granted; 452 F.2d 80, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Flower v. United States, 407 U.S. 197 (1972) in 407 U.S. 197 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5HXM17IHBA3RPJU.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Flower v. United States, 407 U.S. 197 (1972), in 407 U.S. 197, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5HXM17IHBA3RPJU.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Flower v. United States, 407 U.S. 197 (1972). cited in 1972, 407 U.S. 197. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=5HXM17IHBA3RPJU.
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