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Hart Book Stores, Inc., et al. v. Edmisten, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al., 1980 โ 447 U.S. 929 ยท caselaw ยท US
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Hart Book Stores, Inc., et al. v. Edmisten, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al.
447 U.S. 929ยทSupreme Court of the United Statesยท1980
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant the petition for certio-rari, reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and reinstate the judgments of July 21, 1978, entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and of April 21, 1978, entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina declaring unconstitutional N. C. Gen. Stat. ยงยง 14r-202.10 to 14-202.12.
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No. 79-1352.
Hart Book Stores, Inc., et al. v. Edmisten, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al.
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C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. Justice Marshall would grant the petition for certio-rari, reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals, and reinstate the judgments of July 21, 1978, entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and of April 21, 1978, entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina declaring unconstitutional N. C. Gen. Stat. ยงยง 14r-202.10 to 14-202.12.