REDGRAVE v. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC.

Civ. A. No. 82-3193-K.

557 F.Supp. 230 (1983)

Vanessa REDGRAVE and Vanessa Redgrave Enterprises, Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC., "John Doe," and "Richard Roe," Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

February 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Kornstein, Kornstein Meister & Veisz, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Keith Long, Robert E. Sullivan, Herrick & Smith, Boston, Mass., for defendants.


Memorandum

KEETON, District Judge.

I.

Following cancellation by the Boston Symphony Orchestra ("BSO") of a series of concerts that she was to narrate, Vanessa Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave Enterprises, Ltd. filed this suit. Plaintiffs allege that the concerts were cancelled because of opposition to Ms. Redgrave's publicly stated political views, in particular her views on Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The complaint contains...

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