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Baker et al. v. Carr et al., 1961 — 365 U.S. 864 · caselaw · US
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Baker et al. v. Carr et al.
365 U.S. 864·Supreme Court of the United States·1961
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Opinion
April 3, 1961.
No. 103.
Baker et al. v. Carr et al.
Eugene H. Nickerson and David M. Levitan for John F. English et al.
Solicitor General Cox for the United States.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. (Probable jurisdiction noted, 364 U. S. 898.) The motion of John F. English et al. for leave to file brief, as amici curiae', is granted. The motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument, as amicus curiae, is granted.