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Alaska v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al., 1970 — 397 U.S. 1076 · caselaw · US
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Alaska v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
397 U.S. 1076·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
No. 1326.
Alaska v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
G. Kent Edwards, Attorney General of Alaska, and Charles K. Cranston, Assistant Attorney General, for petitioner. Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Kashiwa, S. Bil-lingsley Hill, and Edmund B. Clark for Hickel et al., and Arthur Lazarus, Jr., and Barry Jackson for Native Village of Nenana, respondents. Jay H. Topkis on the motion for Alaska Federation of Natives as amicus curiae in opposition to the petition.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 9th Cir. Motion of Alaska Federation of Natives for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Certiorari denied.