Legal Opinion

Miller v. Rockefeller

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 8, 1971No. 70 Civ. 2647Published

1Opinion of the Court

LASKER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are enlisted members of the New York Army National Guard who were tried and convicted by a summary court-martial and sentenced to 25 days in jail and a $25 fine for allegedly displaying peace signs during last year’s Memorial Day parade.

Plaintiffs now move, pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, for a preliminary injunction to enjoin defendants from executing an arrest warrant to incarcerate plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have also requested the convocation of a three-judge court to determine the constitutionality of the New York Code of…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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