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Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, v. Mendoza-Martinez
369 U.S. 832·Supreme Court of the United States·1962
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Opinion
April 2, 1962.
No. 19.
Kennedy, Attorney General of the United States, v. Mendoza-Martinez.
Argued October 10-11, 1961.
Oscar H. Davis argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were former Solicitor General Rankin, Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Miller, Assistant Attorney General Wilkey, Beatrice Rosenberg and Jerome M. Feit.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. (Probable jurisdiction noted, 365 U. S. 809.)
This case is restored to the calendar for reargument.
Thomas R. Davis argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was John W. Willis. Jacob Wasserman, David Carliner, Rowland Watts, Stephen J. Poliak and Osmond K. Fraenkel filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, as amicus curiae, in support of appellee.