Legal Opinion
Lankford v. Gelston
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1966No. 10384PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
Negro families of Baltimore City, four in number but acting in behalf of others similarly situated, as well as in their own behalf, instituted an action in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, seeking injunctive relief against the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City to prevent further invasions of their right to privacy guaranteed by the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Jurisdiction is grounded on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343, as authorized by 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983.1
The District Court heard the testimony of forty-two witnesses and…
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