Legal Opinion
David L. Molpus, Cross-Appellants v. Porter L. Fortune, Jr., Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 5, 1970No. 29659_1PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
This case adds another chapter to the ever-expanding volume of Mississippi speaker ban litigation 1 which culminated in Stacy v. Williams, 1969, N.D.Miss., 306 F.2d Supp. 963. 2 Our task here is not as broad as the Stacy deliverance for our duty is not to review Stacy but only to apply it.
For years there has been a continuing rankle between some students and organizations and the Board of Trustees of the University of Mississippi over who could and who could not speak on campus. Finally on January 14, 1969 a 3-Judge District Court convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Terminiello v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Bantam Books, Inc. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carroll v. President & Commissioners of Princess AnneSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Donald R. Stacy v. John D. Williams, Danny E. Cupit, and Laurance R. Mitlin, Intervenors-Appellants v. M. M. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Yuan Jen Cuk v. LacknerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Yuan Jen Cuk v. LacknerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976