Legal Opinion
Church of American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. City of Erie
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 25, 2000No. CIV.A. 98-337 ERIEPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
On November 24, 1998, this action was commenced against the City of Erie, Pennsylvania by Plaintiffs, the Church of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Pennsylvania (hereinafter, the “Klan”) and its “Grand Dragon,” Kay Ryan. Plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction against the City precluding enforcement of the City’s “anti-mask” ordinance. Plaintiffs asserted a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the ordi nance violates their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to…
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