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LOEKLE v. HANSEN

No. 82 Civ. 6425 (RLC).

551 F.Supp. 74 (1982)

Robert LOEKLE and James Brady, Plaintiffs, v. Edward HANSEN, Individually and as President, of Local One Amalgamated Lithographers of America; and Local One Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall, Clifton & Schwartz, New York City, for plaintiffs; Burton H. Hall, New York City, of counsel.

Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn & Berman, New York City, for defendants; Matthew Silverman, James F. Gill, Michael F. O'Toole, Andrew Irving, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

This case raises difficult questions regarding where the free speech rights of union members end and their duties to their union begin.

Plaintiffs Robert Loekle and James Brady, members of Local One of the Amalgamated Lithographers of America, have long been active in the local's politics and have often been at odds with its officials. See, e.g., Loekle v. Swayduck, 94 LRRM 2442 (S.D.N.Y.1976) (Knapp...

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