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SLATE v. McFETRIDGE

No. 71-1832.

484 F.2d 1169 (1973)

Martin SLATE et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William F. McFETRIDGE et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1973.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary H. Palm, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas M. Thomas, Francis B. Libbe, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, and PELL and SPRECHER, Circuit Judges.

SWYGERT, Chief Judge.

Martin Slate and his fellow plaintiffs brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages under the First Amendment for the refusal of defendants William F. McFetridge, Daniel J. Shannon and Thomas Barry, among others, to grant them a permit to use Chicago Park District facilities for a political rally during the week of the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Liability was also predicated on the alleged failure of the defendants...

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