Dexter v. Schrunk

Aug 29, 1970
Reporters:
,
Before:
Douglas
Mr. Justice Douglas, Circuit Justice.

Under Dombrowski v. Pfister, 380 U. S. 479, applicants make ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‍out a strong case for federal protection of their First Amendment rights. But Dombrowski, a five-to-two decision rendered in 1965, ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‍is up for re-examination in cases set for reargument this fall. If the present case were before the ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‍Conference of this Court, I am confident it would be held pending the cases to be re-argued. Hence, ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‍as Circuit Justice, I do not fqel warranted in taking action, contrary to what I feel the Conference ‍​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‍would do. Accordingly, I deny the restraining order requested.