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RIZZO v. GOODE

No. 74-942.

423 U.S. 362 (1976)

RIZZO, MAYOR OF PHILADELPHIA, ET AL. v. GOODE ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Penny, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was Stephen Arinson.

Peter Hearn argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Nancy J. Gellman, Jack J. Levine, William Lee Akers, and Harry Lore.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, after parallel trials of separate actions1 filed in 1970, entered an order in 1973 requiring petitioners "to submit to [the District] Court for its approval a comprehensive program for improving the handling of citizen complaints alleging police misconduct" in accordance with...

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