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BROOKS v. AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Civ. A. No. 791-E.

296 F.Supp. 188 (1969)

Larry BROOKS, Jan C. Pitsenberger, Joseph E. Sanders, Craig Lenhard, Dr. Hermione Shantz, Dr. John C. Frandsen, Dr. Wesley Newton, Charles D. Taylor, Plaintiffs, v. AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Harry M. Philpott, individually and as President of Auburn University, Frank P. Samford, Sr., Chairman, Board of Trustees, Auburn University, Defendants.

United States District Court M. D. Alabama, E. D.

February 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris S. Dees, Jr., Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiffs.

James J. Carter (Hill, Hill, Stovall & Carter), Montgomery, Ala., Thomas D. Samford, III, and William J. Samford (Samford & Samford), Opelika, Ala., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

In this class action plaintiffs seek to have this Court issue a preliminary injunction restraining defendants from interfering with a scheduled speaking appearance at Auburn University of the Reverend William Sloan Coffin. Plaintiffs also seek a declaratory judgment of the unconstitutionality of certain regulations, rules, and guidelines concerning inviting speakers to the Auburn University campus. The jurisdiction...

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