Legal Opinion
Liveright v. Joint Committee of Gen. Assem. of State of Tenn.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided January 11, 1968No. Civ. A. 4796PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Chief Judge.
This is an action to enjoin a Joint Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly from proceeding into an investigation of allegedly subversive activities on the part of the Highlander Educational and Research Center Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Highlander Center.”)
Although the Court, as indicated in this opinion is compelled to conclude that the plaintiffs are entitled to injunctive relief on the basis of the facts alleged in the complaint, it does not hold that the General Assembly of Tennessee lacks the power to investigate the Highlander Center…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hancock v. AveryDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1969
- Fults v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
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- Ince v. RockefellerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Thomas W. Sanders v. John L. McClellanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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