Legal Opinion
Thomas Cooper v. Frank J. Pate, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 1963No. 14127PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff’s complaint is styled by him “Petition for Relief Under Civil Rights Act,” and alleges that the defendant, Frank J. Pate, Warden of the State Penitentiary, where plaintiff is confined, and the defendant, Joseph E. Ragen, the Illinois Director of Public Safety, “will not allow petitioner to purchase” certain religious publications and materials disseminated by the Black Muslim Movement.
Plaintiff alleges he is being “segregated” and being deprived of his rights to worship “in violation of certain provisions of the laws of Illinois and of the Fourteenth, Fourth…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Price v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- West Coast Hotel Co. v. ParrishSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Beauharnais v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Leroy Barnett v. Charles M. Rodgers, Superintendent, D. C. Jail, Carl H. Clark v. Charles M. Rodgers, Superintendent, D. C. JailCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Thomas Cooper, and v. Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, AndCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Ramos v. LammDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1980
- Walker v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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