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Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al. v. Toombs et al., 1965 — 380 U.S. 929 · caselaw · US
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Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al. v. Toombs et al.
380 U.S. 929·Supreme Court of the United States·1965
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Opinion
No. 300.
Fortson, Secretary of State of Georgia, et al. v. Toombs et al.
Francis Shack-elford, Emmet J. Bondurant II, J. Quentin Davidson, Edward S. White, Israel Katz and Hamilton Lokey for appellees on the motion. Eugene Cook, Attorney General of Georgia, and E. Freeman Leverett, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellants, in opposition.
[MAJORITY]
(379 U. S. 621.)
Motion of ap-pellees to retax costs granted and it is ordered that the judgment of this Court be amended to provide that appellants shall recover one-half of their costs.