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MATTER OF BUCKLEY v. MENG

35 Misc.2d 467 (1962)

In the Matter of William F. Buckley, Jr., as Editor of National Review, et al., Petitioners, v. John J. Meng, as President of Hunter College of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

June 25, 1962

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vladeck & Elias for petitioners. Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel, for respondents.

JACOB MARKOWITZ, J.

"[C]ourage [is] the secret of liberty" (Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357, 375, concurring opinion of BRANDEIS, J.) and, therefore, timidity on the part of its officials in the face of heretical or controversial ideas cannot be tolerated in a democratic society. When such timidity is embodied in an official regulation governing the use of school buildings...

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