Legal Opinion
Martin Slate v. William F. McFetridge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1973No. 71-1832PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
Martin Slate and his fellow plaintiffs brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S. C. § 1983, seeking damages under the First Amendment for the refusal of defendants William F. McFetridge, Daniel J. Shannon and Thomas Barry, among others, to grant them a permit to use Chicago Park District facilities for a political rally during the week of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Liability was also predicated on the alleged failure of the defendants to fortify the permit application procedure with safeguards required by due process. At the close of the evidence, and after…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess AnneSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Moresi v. State, Dept. of Wildlife & FisheriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Alan L. Baldwin and George Q. Cannon, Jr. v. Redwood City, Alan L. Baldwin and George Q. Cannon, Jr. v. Redwood CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- United States Labor Party v. John J. Oremus, Individually and in His Capacity as President of the Village of BridgeviewCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Shifrin v. WilsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1976
- International Society for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. RochfordDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
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