Legal Opinion
Blitz v. Donovan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 29, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 82-0706PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Dorothy Blitz, seeks an award of attorney’s fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act (Act) 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d). Ms. Blitz, a Virginia resident, challenged the constitutionality of an amendment to Public Law 97-92,1 known as the “Blitz Amendment”, which prohibited distribution of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) funds to anyone who publicly advocates, or within the last five years has advocated, the violent overthrow of the government of the United States. The Employment Commission of the State of…
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- Hodge v. SeilerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Nunes-Correia v. HaigDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1982
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dorothy Blitz v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Dorothy Blitz v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984