Legal Opinion
Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 14, 1977No. 75-1974PublishedCited by 329 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
On November 11, 1971 this suit was brought in the United States District Court by Congressman Dellums individually and by nine persons seeking to represent a class of all persons arrested on the steps of the United States Capitol on May 5, 1971 while engaged in a protest against the war in Vietnam. Persons named as defendants included various officials of the United States and of the District of Columbia and the District itself.1 Suit was predicated on an allegation that the defendant officials had engaged in a civil conspiracy to arrest and detain the class…
2Cases cited85 opinions
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3Cited by329 opinions
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