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Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive; McNichols, Mayor of Denver, et al. v. Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al., 1981 — 454 U.S. 1051 · caselaw · US
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Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive; McNichols, Mayor of Denver, et al. v. Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
454 U.S. 1051·Supreme Court of the United States·1981
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Opinion
No. 80-1436.
No. 80-1781.
Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al. v. Shapiro, Essex County Executive. McNichols, Mayor of Denver, et al. v. Baldrige, Secretary of Commerce, et al.
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C. A. 3d Cir. [Certiorari granted, 451 U. S. 936]; and
C. A. 10th Cir. [Certiorari granted, 452 U. S. 937.] Motion of petitioners in No. 80-1781 to divide oral argument with respondent in No. 80-1436 granted.