In April 1968, he organized and attended the Northwest Draft Resistance Conference, where he represented the Reed College chapter of SDS.
While the first charge was vacated, Lippman was convicted of mob action and sentenced to eleven days in jail and a fine of $90.
It was part of a nationwide movement called "The Day After," meant to express solidarity and outrage at the jailing of the Chicago Seven, who organized protests of the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
Lippman, while indicted in Seattle with his other alleged co-conspirators, had moved to San Francisco the month before to edit a radical newspaper there.
"[8][9] In 1974, Lippman sued officials in the government and Richard Nixon's administration for alleged illegal wiretapping and surveillance activities.
[10] Among those named in the complaint were former Attorneys General John Mitchell, William Saxbe and Richard Kleindienst, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Clarence Kelley, and subsidiary divisions of the Bell Telephone Company.
Released documents reveal that the government was at least aware of Lippman's residence as early as 1969, and referred to it as a "commune for SDS members.
"[3] Despite the revelation of many of the activities he alleged, as well as similar crimes during the Watergate investigation, Lippman was forced to drop his suit due to lack of resources.