Legal Opinion
Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Judge John R. Hess
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 9, 1984No. 83-1978PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:
Appellants instituted this litigation to vindicate their position that a practice pursued by certain judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Appellants sought a judgment declaring that the practice was unlawful, and an injunction against conduct conforming to it. 1 The District Court dismissed their suit on the ground that the case had become moot. 2 Our review of the record leads us to conclude that, whether…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Ukrainian-American Bar Association, Inc. v. James A. Baker, Iii, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- John Doe v. Joseph DigenovaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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