ROBINSON v. COOPWOOD

No. 6830-K.

292 F.Supp. 926 (1968)

Alfred B. ROBINSON et al., Plaintiffs, v. Sam COOPWOOD et al., Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. Mississippi, W. D.

November 7, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armand Derfner, Jackson, Miss., George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Robert F. Crutcher, D. Rook Moore, III, Holly Springs, Miss., for defendants.


OPINION OF THE COURT

KEADY, Chief Judge.

This case involves the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance of Holly Springs, Mississippi, requiring that one hour's notice be given to the City Police Department before any march in protest of grievances may take place in that city.

The ordinance in question was passed in response to increased civil rights activity in the area, brought in the wake of the April 4, 1968, murder of the Reverend Dr. Martin...

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