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VELDE, ADMINISTRATOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION, et al. v. NATIONAL BLACK POLICE ASSN., INC., et al.
458 U.S. 59173 L. Ed. 2d 994·Supreme Court of the United States·1982
Justice Powell and Justice Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
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VELDE, ADMINISTRATOR, LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION, et al. v. NATIONAL BLACK POLICE ASSN., INC., et al.
No. 80-1074.
Argued December 9, 1981
Decided June 30, 1982
Deputy Solicitor General Getter argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Acting Solicitor General Wallace, Acting Assistant Attorney General Schiffer, Peter Buscemi, Robert E. Kopp, and Barbara L. Herwig.
E. Richard Larson argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Isabelle Katz Pinzler, Bruce J. Ennis, William L. Robinson, and Norman J. Chachkin.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for further consideration in light of Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 457 U. S. 800 (1982).
Justice Powell and Justice Stevens took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.