Legal Opinion
The Black Panther Party v. William French Smith, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 8, 1981No. 80-1302PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge MACKINNON.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT,
Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we confront a number of issues relating to pretrial procedure, including the important question whether civil litigants may refuse to respond to interrogatories on the ground of constitutional privilege. The case began when the Black Panther Party (the Party), Huey P. Newton, and other individuals sued the United States and various government officials, alleging that they had unlawfully conspired to…
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