Legal Opinion
United States v. Nicholson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 13, 1970No. 5065-5067PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
The Government appeals from the dismissals of informations charging appellees with unlawful entry 1 in refusing to quit the East Front steps of the United States Capitol after being ordered to do so by the Chief of the Capitol Police. The authority relied upon to issue such order is the Capitol Grounds statute. 2 Appellees moved to dismiss the informations on the ground that § 9-124 of the statute is unconstitutional, 3 on its face 4 and as applied. The Government took the contrary position. 5 Chief Judge Greene took testimony on the motions and thereafter, in a comprehensive memorandum…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Edwards v. South CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jeannette Rankin Brigade v. Chief of the Capitol PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Dianne Feeley v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Feeley v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
3Cited by34 opinions
- Honorable Ronald v. Dellums v. James M. Powell, Chief, United States Capitol Police, Jerry v. Wilson, Chief, Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Women Strike for Peace v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Lederman, Robert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2002
- Jeannette Rankin Brigade v. Chief of Capitol PoliceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Hasty v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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