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King, Governor of Massachusetts, et al. v. Preterm, Inc., et al., 1980 — 448 U.S. 901 · caselaw · US
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King, Governor of Massachusetts, et al. v. Preterm, Inc., et al.
448 U.S. 901·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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Opinion
No. 79-1027.
King, Governor of Massachusetts, et al. v. Preterm, Inc., et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from C. A. 1st Cir. dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Mr. Justice Rehnquist, being of the view that the order of the Court of Appeals “amending its mandate” to embrace the invalidation of an entirely separate statute is not governed by FTC v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Co., 344 U. S. 206 (1952), dissents from dismissal of the appeal and would note probable jurisdiction and set case for oral argument.