Legal Opinion
Saffron v. Wilson
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 14, 1979No. Civ. A. 74-0079PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This case arose from the removal from sidewalks adjacent to the White House and the subsequent arrest in Lafayette Park on Inaugural Day 1973 of Edward Saffron, who was there as a pedestrian peacefully carrying a sign bearing a political-religious message similar to one he had carried in front of the White House on an almost daily basis over the previous four years. Plaintiff seeks damages against the District of Columbia, a number of officers and officials of the United States Park Service and the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police, and…
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