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Schenectady Union Publishing Co. v. Sweeney

316 U.S. 64286 L. Ed. 1727·Supreme Court of the United States·1942

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Opinion

No. 745. Schenectady Union Publishing Co. v. Sweeney. Argued March 31, April 1,1942. Decided April 13, 1942. Mr. Morris L. Ernst, with whom Messrs. William A. Roberts, Benjamin Kaplan, and Edgar Turlington were on the brief, for petitioner. Mr. John O’Connor, with whom Mr. William F. Cusick was on the brief, for respondent. Briefs of amici curiae were filed by Mr. Edmund D. Campbell on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union; by Messrs. Milton Handler, Henry H. Nordlinger, and David Sher on behalf of the American Jewish Committee et al.; and by Mr. Charles J. Tobin on behalf of the New York State Publishers Assn.,—urging reversal. [MAJORITY — Per Curiam:] Certiorari, 314 U. S. 605, to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Per Curiam: The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided Court. Mr. Justice Jackson took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.