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Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County v. Buchanan et al.; and Buchanan et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County
401 U.S. 989·Supreme Court of the United States·1971
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that No. 289 should be dismissed as untimely filed and that probable jurisdiction should be noted in No. 290.
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Opinion
No. 289.
No. 290.
Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County v. Buchanan et al.; and Buchanan et al. v. Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County.
[MAJORITY]
Appeals from D. C. N. D. Tex. Motion of North American Conference of Hemo-phile Organizations for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in No. 290 granted. Judgment vacated and cases remanded for reconsideration in light of Younger v. Harris, ante, p. 37; Samuels v. Mackell, and Fernandez v. Mackell, ante, p. 66.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that No. 289 should be dismissed as untimely filed and that probable jurisdiction should be noted in No. 290.
Reported below: 308 F. Supp. 729.