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Griffin et al. v. Maryland, 1963 — 373 U.S. 920 · caselaw · US
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Griffin et al. v. Maryland
373 U.S. 920·Supreme Court of the United States·1963
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Opinion
May 20, 1963.
No. 26.
Griffin et al. v. Maryland.
Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the brief were John Silard, Joseph H. Sharlitt, Jack Greenberg and James M. Nabrit III. Robert C. Murphy, Assistant Attorney General of Maryland, and Joseph S. Kaufman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the'cause for respondent. With them on the' brief was Thomas B. Finan, Attorney' General. Solicitor General Cox, by special leave of Court, argued the. cause for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Marshall, Louis F. Claiborne and Harold H. Greene.
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Certiorari, 370 U. S. 935, to the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Argued November 5 and 7, 1962. This case is restored to the calendar for reargument.