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Claim 804

Police responded on April 9, 1971, to a call from Stanford University Hospital's director asking them to remove demonstrators who had occupied the hospital's administrative offices since the previous afternoon.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
Police responded on April 9, 1971, to a call from Stanford University Hospital's director asking them to remove demonstrators who had occupied the hospital's administrative offices since the previous afternoon.
Field
scope_of_action
Value
Hospital occupation and clash, April 9, 1971
About
incident 1971-us-zurcher-stanford-daily-newsroom-search
Source
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 436 U.S. 547 (1978)
Publisher
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1978-05-31

Quotation from the source

Late in the day on Friday, April 9, 1971, officers of the Palo Alto Police Department and of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department responded to a call from the director of the Stanford University Hospital requesting the removal of a large group of demonstrators