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Julian Messner, Inc., et al. v. Spahn
393 U.S. 818·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
No. 48.
Julian Messner, Inc., et al. v. Spahn.
Selig J. Levitan for appellants.
Frederic A. Johnson for ap-pellee.
Irwin Karp for Authors League of America, Inc., as amicus curiae.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from Ct. App. N. Y. Probable jurisdiction noted. Counsel are requested to discuss in their briefs and oral arguments, in addition to the other questions presented, question whether injunctive relief provided in final judgment entered September 3, 1964, in the Supreme Court for the County of New York constitutes an unconstitutional restraint upon publication.