Legal Opinion
James E. Groppi v. Jack Leslie, Sheriff of Dane County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 28, 1970No. 18538_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
On October 1, 1969, the Assembly, one of two houses of the Wisconsin state legislature, adopted the following resolution;
“Citing James E. Groppi for contempt of the Assembly and directing his commitment to the Dane county jail.
“In that James E. Groppi led a gathering of people on September 29, 1969, which by its presence on the floor of the Assembly during a meeting of the 1969 regular session of the Wisconsin Legislature in violation of Assembly Rule 10 prevented the Assembly from conducting public business and performing its constitutional duty; now, therefore, be it
“Reso…
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