Legal Opinion
Paton v. La Prade
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 29, 1978No. Civ. A. 73-1091PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHIPPLE, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment on the constitutionality of the mail cover pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The issue has been well briefed by both sides and having had the benefit of oral argument, I am prepared to make the following ruling.
Postal Regulation 861.4, 39 C.F.R. § 233.2, authorizing mail covers 1 to “protect the national security” is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In February 1973 plaintiff Lori Patón was enrolled in a social studies course, “Left to Right” at her local…
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- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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