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New Mexico State Game Commission v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
396 U.S. 961·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.
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Opinion
No. 569.
New Mexico State Game Commission v. Hickel, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
James A. Maloney, Attorney General of New Mexico, and James E. Sperling, George T. Harris, Jr., and Peter J. Broul-lire III, Special Assistant Attorneys General, for petitioner. Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Kashiwa, S. Billingsley Hill, and Jacques B. Gelin for respondents. Briefs of amici curiae in support of the petition were filed by: Robert L. Woodahl, Attorney General, for Fish and Game Commission of Montana; Duke W. Dunbar, Attorney General, John P. Moore, Deputy Attorney General, and Gerald W. Wischmeyer, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Colorado; and Martin L. Friedman for International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that certiorari should be granted.