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General
Hobson et al. v. Board of Elections for the District of Columbia et al.
402 U.S. 988·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Black, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins, is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted on the basis of Mr. Justice Black’s dissent in United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U. S. 75, 105 (1947).
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Opinion
No. 1494.
Hobson et al. v. Board of Elections for the District of Columbia et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Black, with whom Mr. Justice Douglas joins, is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted on the basis of Mr. Justice Black’s dissent in United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 330 U. S. 75, 105 (1947).