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FORCADE v. KNIGHT

Civ. A. No. 73-1258.

416 F.Supp. 1025 (1976)

Thomas K. FORCADE et al., Plaintiffs, v. H. Stuart KNIGHT et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 7, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. F. Shattuck, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, Hope Eastman, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

Benjamin C. Flannagan, IV, Special Litigation Section, Crim. Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM

WILLIAM B. JONES, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, Thomas Forcade and Robert Sherrill, bring this action challenging the refusal of defendants to admit them to White House press briefings and conferences. In their motion for summary judgment, they argue that their First Amendment right to gather information has been abridged by the discriminatory denial of press passes without apparent standards or compelling justification. They also argue that their...

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