Legal Opinion
Lyle Tatum v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Secretary, Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 23, 1977No. 76-1187PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge LEVENTHAL.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the ruling of the district court on plaintiffs’ motion for determination of appropriate damages, ex-pungement of arrest records and other relief.
I. BACKGROUND
On Sunday, April 25, 1971, plaintiffs participated in a peaceful Quaker vigil of prayer on the White House sidewalk. The purpose of the vigil was “to hold Richard Nixon in the light” in the hope that the government’s war policies in Vietnam would thereby be altered. The vigil had been…
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3Cited by49 opinions
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