Legal Opinion
Advertiser Co. v. Wallace
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided March 8, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-532-NPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
This action is brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by The Advertiser Company, seeking damages for violations of its constitutional rights allegedly committed by defendants Governor George C. Wallace, Commissioner of Revenue Charles A. Boswell, and several other officials of the Alabama Department of Revenue. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343. The action is submitted for consideration of motions to dismiss filed by each of the defendants.
According to the complaint, The Advertiser, through the two newspapers it publishes, has frequently…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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