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Simmons et ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority, 1969 — 396 U.S. 808 · caselaw · US
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Simmons et ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority
396 U.S. 808·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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Opinion
No. 81.
Simmons et ux. v. West Haven Housing Authority.
Robert K. Killian, Attorney General, and F. Michael Ahern, Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Connecticut on its motion.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from App. Div., Cir. Ct. Conn. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 394 U. S. 957.] Motion of the State of Connecticut for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae in support of judgment granted. Motion of National Legal Aid and Defender Assn, for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted.