Legal Opinion
Ward v. Connor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1981No. 80-1336PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge:
Upon this appeal we are asked to decide whether 42 U.S.C. § 1985(c) affords redress for injuries allegedly resulting from a private conspiracy actively engaged in interference with the plaintiff’s religious beliefs.
Thomas Joseph Ward, a 28 year old member of the Unification Church, charged in his complaint that while en route to an airport to begin a trip from Virginia to New York, he was kidnapped, held captive, and subjected to physical and psychological abuse by his parents and others acting in concert with them during an attempt to “deprogram” him of his…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Collins v. HardymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Marlowe v. Fisher BodyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- Action, Percy Green v. Rowland E. GannonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- William D. Arnold v. Bert R. TiffanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Hobson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Lewis v. GreenDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Jews for Jesus, Inc., David A. Lipkowitz v. Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Inc., Michael Miller, Robert Kaplan, Philip D. AbramowitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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