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Judy Greenspan

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Wisconsin
Support
Labor Organizing
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Biography

Judy Greenspan was one of four University of Wisconsin–Madison activists arrested on May 4, 1971 following a disruptive protest in the Gordon Commons dining hall during the Residence Halls Student Labor Organization (RHSLO) strike — a roughly two-week campaign for recognition, a contract, and improved conditions for student residence-hall and food-service workers. Tried in the summer of 1971, all four remained free pending appeal as of December 2, 1971; whether the sentence was ultimately served is not documented in the available reporting. Greenspan was convicted of disorderly conduct and sentenced to two months.

Case

Charges: Disorderly conduct (May 1971 RHSLO strike protest at Gordon Commons).
Arrested: May 4, 1971
Sentence: Two months. Free pending appeal as of December 2, 1971. Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted in the summer of 1971.
Convicted: Yes