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Legal Citation: 228 F. Supp 65 (D.C.D. Conn 1964)

Plaintiff
Louis Zemel

Defendants
Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State; Robert F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General

Plaintiff's Claim
That it is unconstitutional for the secretary of state and attorney general to limit the location of travel of a citizen of the United States.

Chief Lawyer for Plaintiff
Leonard B. Boudin

Chief Defense Lawyer
Benjamin C. Flannagan

Judges
J. Joseph Smith, Circuit Judge; District Judge Claire; District Judge Blumenfeld

Place
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

Date of Decision
20 February 1964

Decision
That restrictions to travel, if made in a nondiscriminatory fashion, were valid in the interests of national security.

Significance
The district court upheld, and the...