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Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson, 1982 — 459 U.S. 964 · caselaw · US
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Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson
459 U.S. 964·Supreme Court of the United States·1982
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No. 81-1320.
Kolender, Chief of Police of San Diego, et al. v. Lawson.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 9th Cir. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 455 U. S. 999.] Treating appellee’s letter of October 19, 1982, as a motion for leave to present oral argument pro se, the motion is denied. Mark D. Rosenbaum, Esquire, of Los Angeles, Cal., a member of the Bar of this Court, is invited to argue this case as amicus curiae in support of the judgment below.