Legal Opinion
Robert Sherrill v. H. Stuart Knight, Director, United States Secret Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 15, 1977No. 76-1945PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a challenge to the system under which applications for White House press passes are acted upon. A journalist denied such a pass by reason of an adverse recommendation of the Secret Service filed a complaint in the District Court. The relief granted was not that a pass be issued to him but, rather, that the Service (1) formulate “narrow and specific” standards by which applications are to be judged and (2) institute certain procedures to be followed in their handling. Forcade v. Knight, 416 F.Supp. 1025 (D.D.C.1976). For the reasons hereinafter…
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