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Gus Voltz was the judge assigned to hear Mr. Breard's case in the City Court of Alexandria, Parish of Rapides. Attorneys for Breard argued that the First Amendment right of free speech and press allowed him to solicit sub- scriptions for magazines by knocking on doors. They ar- gued that the magazines certainly enjoyed protection under the amendment, and that more than half of the subscribers to magazines at that time were signed up by neighborhood
solicitors.
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Chapter Eleven: Going Door to Door (3)
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On June 28, 1949, Jack Breard andhis crew were working on the streets of Alexandria, Louisiana when he was arrested for violating the law, regarding door-to-door solicitation.
In the Halls of Justice
Gus Voltz was the judge assigned to hear Mr. Breard's case in the City Court of Alexandria, Parish of Rapides. Attorneys for Breard argued that the First Amendment right of free speech and press allowed him to solicit sub- scriptions for magazines by knocking on doors. They ar- gued that the magazines certainly enjoyed protection under the amendment, and that more than half of the subscribers to magazines at that time were signed up by neighborhood
solicitors.
Jack B...
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