Legal Opinion
Whitehill v. Elkins
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 8, 1966No. Civ. A. No. 17564PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
This action, brought under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983, and invoking the civil rights and declaratory judgment jurisdiction of this Court, 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1343(3), 2201 and 2202, seeks to enjoin the- oath requirements of the Maryland Subversive Activities Act of 1949, 8A Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Ed.), Article 85A, § 1 et seq., exacted of public employees as a condition precedent to public employment, Defendants’ motion to dismiss admits the facts well pleaded, which are as follows:
Plaintiff is a member of the faculty of The Johns Hopkins University,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Speiser v. RandallSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Baggett v. BullittSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- American Communications Assn. v. DoudsSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gilmore v. JamesDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1968
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1967
- Whitehill v. ElkinsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- Washington Free Community v. State's Attorney of Montgomery CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
- No., Colorado Attorney General Reports1980
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