Legal Opinion
Tatum v. Morton
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 14, 1974No. Civ. A. 398-72PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GASCH, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs’ motions for determination of appropriate damages, expungement of arrest records, and award of attorneys’ fees. 1
I. FACTS.
On Sunday, April 25, 1971, plaintiffs were participating in a peaceful Quaker vigil of prayer on the White House sidewalk, seeking to bring about a change in this country’s Vietnam war policy. When persons thought to be “outsiders” joined the vigil, police lines were established, and the vigil participants were ordered to disperse. When the plaintiffs refused, they were arrested, photographed…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lyle Tatum v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Secretary, Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Manfredonia v. BarryDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1975
- Melton v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1980
- Morgan, Olmstead, Kennedy & Gardner, Inc. v. SchipaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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