Legal Opinion
Spanish Action Committee of Chicago v. City of Chicago, and Thomas Braham, James Zarno and William Duffy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1985No. 84-2299PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This section 1983 case concerns a 1966 Chicago Police Department Intelligence Division Security Section operation to infiltrate and disrupt the activities of the Spanish Action Committee of Chicago (“SACC”), a Humboldt Park Puerto Rican group organized to address community problems such as housing, education, police brutality, and community unrest. The suit named the City of Chicago (“City”) and three employees of the Chicago Police Department Intelligence Division Security Section — Thomas Braham, James Zarno, and William Duffy — as defendants. The suit…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Allied Chemical Corp. v. Daiflon, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Donald R. Parrett v. City of Connersville, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Branche v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Liquid Air Corp. v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Mark R. Cook v. Frederick B. HoppinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Video Views, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Studio 21, Ltd., and Joseph Sclafani, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Shelby County Jail Inmates v. Richard W. Westlake, Individually and as Sheriff of Shelby CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Spanish Action Committee of Chicago v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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