Legal Opinion
Original Fayette County Civic & Welfare League, Inc. v. Ellington
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided February 9, 1970No. Civ. A. C-69-266PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before PHILLIPS, Chief Circuit Judge, BROWN, Chief District Judge, and McRAE, District Judge. BAILEY BROWN, Chief District Judge.
In this class action, in which a three-judge court has been convened, plaintiffs attack the Tennessee “Riot” (T.C.A. §§ 39-5101, 39-5102) and “Disorderly Conduct” (T.C.A. § 39-1213) statutes and common law offense of criminal trespass, alleging that such statutes and offense are unconstitutional in that they are vague and overbroad and further that they have been unconstitutionally applied to plaintiffs. Plaintiffs seek both declaratory and injunctive relief.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Cox v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Zwickler v. KootaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Brandenburg v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Lu Ann Buffkins v. City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, a Municipal Corporation Alvin Grigsby And, John FriendCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Cunningham Ex Rel. Mason v. EllingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1971
- State v. MarkerCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1975
- Williams v. OsmundsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Armstrong v. EllingtonDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1970
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