Legal Opinion
P. B. I. C., Inc. v. Byrne
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 6, 1970No. Civ. A. 70-508-GPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
On February 22, 1970, the live theater production “Hair” opened at the Wilbur Theater in Boston, Massachusetts for an indefinite run. A few days later, the District Attorney of Suffolk County advised various persons responsible for *760and engaged in the Boston production that the performers and the producers would be prosecuted under sections 16 1 and 322 of Chapter 272 of the Massachusetts General Laws if certain conduct occurring in the play was not discontinued. Plaintiffs 3 immediately sought injunctive and declaratory relief from a single Justice of…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Stanley v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Freedman v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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- Literature, Inc. v. Robert H. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- City of Revere v. AucellaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Salem Inn, Inc. v. FrankDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1973
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