Legal Opinion
Karpova v. Snow
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 28, 2005No. 05 CIV. 5812(CM)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND DECISION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MCMAHON, District Judge.
One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the consequences.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
From “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” April 16,1963.
The hallmark of civil disobedience is the willingness of the perpetrator to pay the price of his actions. The plaintiff in this case, Judith Karpova, broke American law by going to Iraq in violation of certain Treasury Department regulations, so she could serve as a “human shield” and…
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