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Williams, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Simons, Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, et al., 1957 — 355 U.S. 860 · caselaw · US
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Williams, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Simons, Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, et al.
355 U.S. 860·Supreme Court of the United States·1957
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Opinion
October 28, 1957.
No. 74,
Misc.
Williams, Governor of Michigan, et al. v. Simons, Chief Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, et al.
O. Mennen Williams, Governor of Michigan, Thomas M. Kavanagh, Attorney General, Edmund E. Shepherd, then Solicitor General, and Samuel J. Torina, now Solicitor General, for petitioners.
[MAJORITY]
On motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition. It is ordered that the respondents show cause on or before Tuesday, November 12, 1957, why a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition should not issue.