Legal Opinion
United States v. Semple
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 8, 1988No. Crim. 88-235-LFOPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
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Defendant Stephen Semple, a/k/a Sunrise S. Harmony, is before the Court on an Information charging violation of 36 C.F.R. § 7.96(i)(l). He is one of a small group of individuals maintaining over the last several years a self-styled “vigil” in Lafayette Park, a site authoratively identified and protected as appropriate for peaceful demonstrations on public and religious issues. See 36 C.F.R. § 7.96(g); A Quaker Action Group v. Morton, 516 F.2d 717, 725 (D.C.Cir.1975) (holding that Lafayette Park “constitute[s] a unique situs for the exercise of First…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Clark v. Community for Creative Non-ViolenceSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- A Quaker Action Group v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, a Quaker Action Group v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. James A. ConlonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Thomas v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. CarvinoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1987
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