Legal Opinion
Invisible Empire of Knights of Ku Klux Klan v. Mayor, Board of Commissioners
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 1, 1988No. Civ. B-88-2577PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. BLACK, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff in this action is the Invisible Empire of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Maryland Chapter, represented by Roger Kelly, Grand Dragon. Defendants are the Mayor, Board of Commissioners, and Chief of Police of the Town of Thur-mont, Maryland. Intervening defendants are the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Frederick County Chapter, and Lord D. Nickens.
On May 27, 1988, the Maryland Chapter of the Invisible Empire of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) applied for a permit to parade on the highways and streets located in…
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