hess v indiana

Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105

In May 1970, Gregory Hess took part in an antiwar demonstration on the campus of Indiana University. As the crowd of protesters grew to encompass 100 to 150 people “both the Sheriff’s Department and the Bloomington Police department were asked to help university officials and police remove demonstrators blocking doorways to a campus building” (Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105). After two arrests, remaining protesters moved onto streets and curbs and “did not respond to verbal directions from the sheriff to clear the streets” (Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105 (1973)). While the sheriff and other officers tried to disperse the remaining demonstrators, Mr. Hess, stood on a nearby curb and shouted, “We’ll take the fucking street later” or “We’ll take the fucking street again” (Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105). The Sheriff reacted by arresting Mr. Hess and charging him with “disorderly conduct” (Hess v. Indiana, 414 U.S. 105).
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