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Osceola v. Kuykendall et al.
434 U.S. 914·Supreme Court of the United States·1977
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Brennan, and Mr. Justice Stevens would affirm the judgment.
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Opinion
No. 77-18.
Osceola v. Kuykendall et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from D. C. D. C. dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Mr. Justice Stewart, Mr. Justice White, Mr. Justice Powell, and Mr. Justice Rehnquist concur. See MTM, Inc. v. Baxley, 420. U. S. 799 (1975), and Gonzalez v. Automatic Employees Credit Union, 419 U. S. 90 (1974).
The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Brennan, and Mr. Justice Stevens would affirm the judgment.