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Smith v. Black Panther Party

U.S.
Jul 2, 1982
458 U.S. 1118 (1982)
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enunciating similar balancing approach

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No. 81-1511.

July 2, 1982, OCTOBER TERM, 1981.

C.A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and cases remanded to the Court of Appeals with directions that it instruct the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. JUSTICE MARSHALL would deny the petitions for writs of certiorari. JUSTICE POWELL and JUSTICE STEVENS took no part in the consideration or decision of these cases. Reported below: 213 U. S. App. D. C. 67, 661 F. 2d 1243.

Summaries of

Smith v. Black Panther Party

U.S.
Jul 2, 1982
458 U.S. 1118 (1982)

enunciating similar balancing approach

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In Black Panther, the D.C. Circuit reviewed the dismissal below of civil actions brought against the government and some of its officials by the once controversial Black Panther Party and many of its members.

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balancing the need for discovery with the importance of the privilege

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Smith v. Black Panther Party

Case Details

Full title:SMITH, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ET AL. v. BLACK PANTHER PARTY ET AL

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jul 2, 1982

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458 U.S. 1118 (1982)

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