Legal Opinion
Dowling v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 26, 1988No. 87-1783PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
Patricia Dowling was arrested by Philadelphia police officers and charged with defiant trespass and criminal conspiracy while she was protesting outside of an abortion clinic in Northeast Philadelphia. After the Philadelphia Municipal Court sustained a demurrer to the criminal charges. Dowling brought a civil rights action against the abortion clinic, its parent company, and the City of Philadelphia, alleging that her arrest and detention violated her constitutional rights and constituted the basis of state law torts as well. The district court gave…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Griggs v. Provident Consumer Discount Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Fireman's Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey v. Raymond DufresneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Richerson v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by197 opinions
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