Wooley v. Maynard

Assuming a credible threat of prosecution, a plaintiff may bring a Section 1983 action to challenge a local law as violating the Constitution and to prevent that law's future enforcement.

And a half-century ago, in Wooley v. Maynard, decided in 1977, this Court held that rule to apply even when the plaintiff, like Olivier, was previously convicted under the challenged law.

For anyone who has followed along this far, a description of Wooley should strike a chord.

George Maynard viewed the Live Free or Die motto on his New Hampshire license plate as repugnant to his moral and religious beliefs.