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Marshall v. United States, 1950 — 339 U.S. 933 · caselaw · US
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Marshall v. United States
339 U.S. 933·Supreme Court of the United States·1950
Mr. Justice Black is of the opinion certiorari should be granted. Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.
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Opinion
No. 197.
Marshall v. United States.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Osmond K. Fraenkel for petitioner.
Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Campbell and Robert S. Erdahl for the United States.
Briefs of amici curiae supporting petitioner were filed by Robert J. Silberstein and Benedict Wolf for the National Lawyers Guild; Nathan Witt for the Civil Rights Congress; Thomas R. Jones for the Council on African Affairs, Inc. ; William L. Standard for the Congress of American Women; Victor Rabinowitz, Nathan Witt and Leonard B. Boudin for the American Communications Association (CIO) et al.; Leo J. Linder for the Methodist Federation for Social Action; Lester M. Levin for the National Council of the Arts, Sciences and Professions; and John J. Abt for the Progressive Party of America et al.
[MAJORITY]
Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Black is of the opinion certiorari should be granted. Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.