Legal Opinion
National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Viet Nam v. Thomas A. Foran
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1969No. 17274_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Five named individuals and the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Viet Nam instituted a class action on behalf of themselves and all other organizations and individuals similarly situated seeking a declaratory judgment that the 1968 Civil Disorders and Riot provisions of the Criminal Code (18 U.S.C. §§ 231, 232, 2101 and 2102) are unconstitutional on their face and as applied. Plaintiffs also sought to enjoin the defendants from presenting evidence to a grand jury for the purpose of indicting them. Pursuant to a thoughtful memorandum opinion, reported in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. PetrilloSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Ex Parte PoreskySupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by38 opinions
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