The U.S. Supreme Court case Slagle et al. v. Ohio in 1960 revolved around the issue of whether a state could legally require its residents to pay a poll tax as a prerequisite for voting, which was seen by many as an attempt to disenfranchise poorer voters and particularly African Americans. The appellants were residents of Ohio who had been denied the right to vote because they did not pay their poll taxes, while the appellee was the State of Ohio itself. In this case, it was determined that such requirements violated both equal protection under law and due process clauses found within Fourteenth Amendment rights provided by the Constitution; therefore making them unconstitutional on those grounds alone without even considering other potential violations like racial discrimination or voter suppression tactics often associated with these types of laws historically throughout United States history.

In the dissenting opinion for Slagle et al. v. Ohio, it was argued that the majority's decision to uphold a state law prohibiting picketing in front of residences without consent violated First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and assembly. The dissenters believed that peaceful picketing should be protected as a form of expression, even if it is inconvenient or annoying for some people. They also disagreed with the majority's view that residential privacy outweighs free speech rights in this context, arguing instead that public streets are traditional venues for communication and protest where such activities should generally be allowed unless they cause significant harm or disruption beyond mere annoyance or discomfort.