Edwards v. South Carolina is significant because it limited states’ ability to

In Edwards v. South Carolina (1963), the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of peaceful civil rights demonstrators who had protested at the South Carolina State House. The Court held that the state could not punish them for exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech and peaceful assembly. Therefore, the case limited states’ ability to restrict the freedom of assembly.

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