Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham, 394 U.S. 147 (1969)
The Court ruled that permit systems for constitutional activity cannot rest on officials' unlimited discretion and must use narrow, objective, definite standards.
Citation: Shuttlesworth v. City of Birmingham, 394 U.S. 147 (1969).
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