In Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee (1963), the U.S Supreme Court dealt with a case involving racial discrimination in public facilities, specifically at an airport restaurant in Florida. The plaintiffs were two African American men who had been denied service based on their race and subsequently arrested for trespassing when they refused to leave the premises. They challenged this treatment as a violation of their constitutional rights under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dresner and his co-plaintiff, holding that racially segregated public facilities were unconstitutional and that individuals could not be criminally prosecuted for refusing to comply with discriminatory practices. This decision was consistent with previous rulings by the court during this era against segregation policies, reinforcing its commitment to civil rights protections.

In the dissenting opinion for Dresner et al. v. City of Tallahassee, Justice Hugo Black argued that the majority's decision to uphold a Florida law prohibiting peaceful picketing was inconsistent with previous Supreme Court rulings on First Amendment rights. He contended that this case should have been treated as an issue of free speech rather than trespassing, and criticized the majority for failing to address this aspect in their ruling. Furthermore, he expressed concern over potential implications of the decision on future cases involving civil rights protests and demonstrations, suggesting it could set a dangerous precedent by allowing states to suppress peaceful protest under property laws.