SWORD v. FOX

Civ. A. No. 70-C-26-H.

317 F.Supp. 1055 (1970)

Lewis H. SWORD et al. v. James W. FOX et al.

United States District Court, W. D. Virginia, Harrisonburg Division.

October 5, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Lowe, Charlottesville, Va., for plaintiffs.

William G. Broaddus, Walter Ryland, Asst. Attys. Gen., of Va., Richmond, Va., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

This action calls into question the extent to which a public institution of higher education may constitutionally restrict and penalize the manifestation of dissent by its students. The issues arise in the context of an application for a declaratory adjudication as to the validity of current college regulations on their face and as to the legality of imposing sanctions on the participants in two campus demonstrations....

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