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ASSOCIATED PRESS v. WALKER, 1967 — 389 U.S. 28 · caselaw · US
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ASSOCIATED PRESS v. WALKER
389 U.S. 2819 L. Ed. 2d 28·Supreme Court of the United States·1967
with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins,
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Opinion
ASSOCIATED PRESS v. WALKER.
No. 306.
Decided October 16, 1967.
William, P. Rogers, Leo P. Larkin, Jr., Stanley Go-dofsky, Arthur Moynihan, Earl T. Thomas, John T. Guyton and Billy R. Pesnell for petitioner.
W. Scott Wilkinson and Clyde J. Watts for respondent.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The petition for a writ of certiorari is granted. The judgment is reversed and the cáse is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistent with Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U. S. 130.
[CONCURRENCE — Mr. Justice Black,]
Mr. Justice Black,
with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins,
concurs in the result for the reasons stated in Mr. Justice Black's separate opinion in Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, 388 U. S. 130, 170.