Berlin Democratic Club v. Rumsfeld

Decided March 17, 1976. William Blakely Jones wrote the opinion for the court.

410 F. Supp. 144 · Cited 80 times

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• Gardels v. Murphy · 377 F. Supp. 1389
• Revis v. Laird · 391 F. Supp. 1133
• Smothers v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 351 F. Supp. 622
• Washington v. Brantley · 352 F. Supp. 559
• Edwards v. Schlesinger · 377 F. Supp. 1091
• Paton v. La Prade · 382 F. Supp. 1118

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