PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


25 N.Y.2d 86 (1969)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lester Williams, Vicki Morris, Raymond G. Gardner, Elizabeth Elkind and Willie Blackman, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. James Spitzer, Jr. and Carl Rachlin for appellants.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Jerry Slater and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN concur.


SCILEPPI, J.

During July, 1963 representatives of the Joint Committee on Equal Opportunity sought to have Governor Rockefeller cease construction on State buildings until such time as the unions working at these construction sites admitted as apprentices in their organizations members of minority groups. In furtherance of their protest the committee obtained permission from Governor Rockefeller to (1) have up...

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