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Massachusetts et al. v. United States, 1947 — 332 U.S. 754 · caselaw · US
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Massachusetts et al. v. United States
332 U.S. 754·Supreme Court of the United States·1947
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Opinion
No. 157.
Massachusetts et al. v. United States.
Clarence A. Barnes, Attorney General of Massachusetts, and Nathan B. Bid-well, Assistant Attorney General, for petitioners.
Acting Solicitor General Washington, Sewall Key, Lee A. Jackson and Helen Goodner for the United States.
George F. Barrett, Attorney General, and Albert E. Hallett, Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for the State of Illinois, as amicus curiae, in support of the petition.
[MAJORITY]
Certiorari granted.