Legal Opinion
Burak v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 22, 1972No. Civ. A. 69-1697PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BODY, District Judge.
In this purported class action under F.R.Civ.P. 23, plaintiff has brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 against the above-named defendants for a declaration of the unconstitutionality of certain Pennsylvania statutes in the area of criminal libel, 18 P.S. §§ 4412, 4413 and 4413.1 1 and for a permanent injunction against the enforcement of these statutes by the defendants. Plaintiff bases his claim of jurisdiction on 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343 (Federal Question; Civil Rights and elective franchise).
The criminal complaint which initiated…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dombrowski v. PfisterSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- SAMUELS Et Al. v. MACKELL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF QUEENS COUNTY, Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kauffman v. MossCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Byrne v. KaralexisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Edwin C. Covington v. Aubrey Cole, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Jaspercounty, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Yale Simons v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Beron v. Kramer-Trenton CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
- Sovereign News Co. v. FalkeDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1977
- Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2007
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