Legal Opinion
Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan v. City of West Haven
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 14, 1985No. Civ. N-84-259PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ELLEN B. BURNS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this action are the Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (the “Klan”); Bill Wilkinson, “Imperial Wizard” of the Klan; John Dillon, “Great Titan” of the Klan in Connecticut; James Farrands, “Grand Dragon” of the Klan in Connecticut; and William Dunlap, a law professor who is neither a member of, nor sympathizer with, the Klan but who desires to attend a Klan rally. Defendants are the City of West Haven; members of West Haven’s city council (the “Council”); Lawrence Minichino, Mayor of West…
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