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ek a . ' Dare 3 vf tat TO COMAT-CN CONTAINED ay= 4 ALLE | DATE 1) Mares eornon Co fay - wen (as Crm) pete UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum IRECTOR, FBI (100-449923) DATE: WFO (100-48384) (P) : ABBOTT HOWARD HOFFMAN, aka 67 & SM - ANA (KEY ACTIVIST) ~ , = Rerep of SA SG é2-2: 4/13/70 at New York. b On 5/20/70, ss ER -<:<%3 the Clerk's file of the case of ABBIE HO vs. the U. Ss. (Docket # 23,514) in the Clerk's Office, U. S. Court of Appeals, Washington, D.C. The £ disclosed that the case is pending before the ile di U. S, Ceourt of Appeals. The following items of interest were contained in the file: On 1/12/70, HOFFMAN's attorneys requested that the id case of THOMAS WAYNE JOYCE vs. the United States be consolidated with the case of ABBIE HOFFMAN, Appellant vs. the United States. 7 The Appellant argued that in the JOYCE case the defendant JOYCE was convicted in the Court of General Sessions for violation of the Federal Flag Desecration Statute (18 U.S.C. 700). On 12/2/69 the D. C. Court of Appeals affirmed JOYCE's conviction \based solely on the precedent established in the case of HOFFMAN vs. the United States. seseshiltn BY. UNCLASSIiED 5 20a The United States (Appellee) requested an extension of time for the filing of their brief concerning the JOYCE case. a ude , - On 2/9/70, a brief of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of HOFFMAN as Amicus Curae was filed with the Clerk's Office, U. S. Court of Appeals. GiBureau REC 17 4, Vf FF 2 ody \g~ Bure iat 2-New York (100-161445) (RM) EX-115. PUZZLE = 1-WFO ; cay w = foe BLY. S. Savings Bonds m2 MAY <2 1970 i