KORN v. ELKINS

Civ. No. 70-47-N.

317 F.Supp. 138 (1970)

Robert A. KORN, Laurence Becker, Robert Hall, Richard M. Muirhead v. Dr. Wilson H. ELKINS, Individually and as President, University of Maryland, Dr. Walter B. Waetjen, Individually and as Vice-President for Administrative Affairs, University of Maryland, Clayton R. Plummer, Individually and as Director of Procurement, Purchasing Department, University of Maryland.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

September 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal D. Borden and John Henry Lewin, Jr., Baltimore, Md., for plaintiffs.

Francis B. Burch, Atty. Gen. of Maryland, and Estelle A. Fishbein, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., for defendants.

Before WINTER, Circuit Judge, and NORTHROP and KAUFMAN, District Judges.


KAUFMAN, District Judge.

No person shall publicly mutilate, defile, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast contempt upon any such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield [of the United States or of the State of Maryland].

Md. Ann. Code art. 27, § 83 (1967 Repl. Vol.). The definition of "flag, standard, color, ensign or shield" includes any "copy, picture or representation thereof." Md. Ann. Code art. 27, § 81 (1967 Repl. Vol.). Similar statutes...

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