Legal Opinion
Sandy Ealy v. Talmadge Littlejohn
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1978No. 74-3913PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
In this 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 action, the officers and members of the Marshall County United League sought a preliminary injunction against Mississippi officials who had allegedly interfered with the exercise of their First Amendment rights. The District Court denied preliminary relief. We reverse and remand for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
7. The Plot
On June 28, 1974, Butler Young, Jr., a twenty-one-year-old black youth, died in Byhalia, Mississippi, from a gunshot wound inflicted by law enforcement officers of By-halia and Marshall County,…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Gerstein v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Familias Unidas, an Unincorporated Association, and Irma Torrez v. Dolph BriscoeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- J. W. Durrett, Sr. v. The Washington National Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Wilson v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Gresham Park Community Organization, Simon E. Parker, MacY B. Lee and Calvin E. Sims v. Gary Howell D/B/A Southeast Package Number TwoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. Diamond, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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