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Meyers, Secretary of State of Washington, v. Thigpen et al., 1964 — 376 U.S. 902 · caselaw · US
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Meyers, Secretary of State of Washington, v. Thigpen et al.
376 U.S. 902·Supreme Court of the United States·1964
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No. 381.
Meyers, Secretary of State of Washington, v. Thigpen et al.
John J. O’Connell, Attorney General of Washington, Philip H. Austin, Assistant Attorney General, and Lyle L. Iversen, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellant. Vincent H. D. Abbey for Thig-pen, and Stimson Bullitt for the League of Women Voters of Washington, Inc., appellees.
[MAJORITY]
On appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The application for stay presented to Mr. Justice Douglas, and by him referred to the Court, is granted and the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington of May 27, 1963, is stayed pending the issuance of the judgment of this Court.