Legal Opinion
Kissinger v. New York City Transit Authority
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 12, 1967No. 66 Civ. 836PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BONSAL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, members qf “Students for a Democratic Society” (Students), bring this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking a declaratory judgment that the defendants are required to accept for display on the walls in New York City subway station platforms two posters (the posters) opposing United States participation in the war in Vietnam. Plaintiffs contend that this court has jurisdiction based upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3).
Pursuant to a contract dated April 4, 1962, the defendant New York City Transit Authority (the Authority), agreed with the defendant New York…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Haguer v. Committee for Industrial OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Schneider v. State (Town of Irvington)Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Wirta v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Holmes v. Silver Cross Hospital of Joliet, IllinoisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. City of West Palm BeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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