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Heller v. New York, 1972 — 409 U.S. 1021 · caselaw · US
Civil Procedure · MBE-tested
Heller v. New York
409 U.S. 1021·Supreme Court of the United States·1972
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Opinion
No. 71-1043.
Heller v. New York.
[MAJORITY]
Ct. App. N. Y. [Certiorari granted, 406 U. S. 916.] Motion of Charles H. Keating, Jr., to file untimely brief as amicus curiae in support of respondent granted.
* For reference to Court’s order prescribing Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates, Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, see post, p. 1132.