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Decker, U. S. District Judge, et al. v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., et al., 1970 — 400 U.S. 812 · caselaw · US
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Decker, U. S. District Judge, et al. v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., et al.
400 U.S. 812·Supreme Court of the United States·1970
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Opinion
No. 113.
Decker, U. S. District Judge, et al. v. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc., et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 7th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 397 U. S. 1073.] Motion of American Bar Assn, for leave to file a brief as amicus ■curiae granted. Motions of Illinois' State- Bar Assn., Ohio State Bar Assn., and Minnesota Bar Assn, for leave to join in amicus curiae brief of American Bar Assn, granted; Motions of Association of the Bar of. the City of New York et al. and Edward S. Irons et al. for leave to file briefs as amici curiae granted.