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Court decisions and opinions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan records

 Collection
Identifier: 00243
Scope and Content

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan records contains the Federal Communications Commission case proceedings of ACLU vs Gross Telecasting, Inc. which owned WJIM, WJIM-FM and WJIM-TV. The ACLU claimed Gross Telecasting, Inc. committed violations such as failure to make their license renewal public, clipping the credits of movies to show local news and commercials, and distortion of the news. The records contain transcripts of the proceedings, briefs, and appeals.

Dates: 1974 - 1983

Douglas Wachholz collection on the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Africa Project

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 415 large
Scope and Contents

The Douglas Wachholz collection on the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Africa Project includes extensive material related to the case American Committee on Africa v. The New York Times which for Wachholz served as the lead lawyer for the American Committee on Africa (ACOA) and other plaintiffs, a position he continued after leaving the staff of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL).

Dates: 1970 - 1977

John R. Hildebrand papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA-17.440
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of papers related to Hildebrand's case including proceedings, exhibits, decision, and appeal.

Dates: 1969 - 1977