1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 745 F.2d
  5. 745 F.2d 697 (1984)
 

COMMUNITY FOR CREATIVE NON-VIOLENCE v. HESS

No. 83-1978.

745 F.2d 697 (1984)

COMMUNITY FOR CREATIVE NON-VIOLENCE, et al., Appellants, v. Judge John R. HESS, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Venuti, Washington, D.C., with whom Arthur B. Spitzer, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Lutz Alexander Prager, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, WALD, Circuit Judge, and PALMIERI, Senior District Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Chief Judge:

Appellants instituted this litigation to vindicate their position that a practice pursued by certain judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Appellants sought a judgment declaring that the practice was unlawful, and an injunction against conduct conforming to it.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases