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Viereck v. United States, 1942 — 317 U.S. 618 · caselaw · US
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Viereck v. United States
317 U.S. 618·Supreme Court of the United States·1942
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Opinion
No. 458.
Viereck v. United States.
November 16, 1942.
Mr. O. R. McGuire for petitioner. Solicitor General Fahy, Assistant Attorney General Berge, and Messrs. Oscar A. Provost, Andrew F. Oehmann, and W. Marvin Smith for the United States.
[MAJORITY]
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted except with respect to the first question presented by the petition.