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Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Ross et al.; Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Abrams et al., 1978 — 439 U.S. 1001 · caselaw · US
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Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Ross et al.; Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Abrams et al.
439 U.S. 1001·Supreme Court of the United States·1978
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Opinion
No. 76-1234.
No. 76-1261.
Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Ross et al. Harris, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, et al. v. Abrams et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 4th Cir.; and
C. A. 9th Cir. [Cer-tiorari granted, 431 U. S. 928.] Motion of the Solicitor General, with consent of respondents, for reference to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland [in No. 76-1234], and for reference to the United States District Court for the Central District of California [in No. 76-1261], to consider settlement granted.