In its 1969 decision of "Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham", the Supreme Court reversed Shuttlesworth's conviction, determining that circumstances indicated that the parade permit was denied not to control traffic, as the state contended, but to censor ideas.
The Supreme Court reversed Shuttlesworth's conviction, as the state contended, but to censor ideas. This was in its 1969 decision of "Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham". The parade permit was denied not to control traffic, as the state contended, but to censor ideas. This was what circumstances indicated. The Supreme Court was determining this. This was in its 1969 decision of "Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham".