CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS v. CITY OF NEW YORK

No. 83 Civ. 3606 (RJW).

576 F.Supp. 71 (1983)

CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS OF the UNITED STATES, INC. (New York State Department), The Rabbinical Alliance of America, Inc., Andrew J. McCauley, and Citizens Against Sacrilege in the Media, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, Mayor Edward I. Koch, individually and as Mayor of the City of New York, The Mayor's Office of the City of New York, The Police Department of the City of New York, "John Doe", the Name "John Doe" Being Fictitious, the Real Name of the Defendant Being Unknown to Plaintiffs, Said Fictitious Name Being Intended to Describe and Designate the President of the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, and Dignity/New York, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Lawrence Washburn, Jr., New York City, for plaintiffs.

Teitelbaum & Hiller, P.C., New York City, William Hibsher, New York City, of counsel and Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., New York City, for defendants Doe and Dignity/New York, Inc.

Frederick A.O. Schwartz, Jr., Corp. Counsel of the City of New York, New York City, for defendants City of New York, Mayor Koch, and New York City Police Dept.; David Drueding, New York City, of counsel.


DECISION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

For the last thirteen years, annual demonstrations have been held in New York City by members and supporters of the city's homosexual community. Among these demonstrations is an annual parade, called the "Lesbian and Gay Liberation March" (the "parade"). The parade is apparently also popularly known as the "Gay Pride Parade." According to its organizers, the parade is held "to express publicly and openly the political...

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