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Harris et al. v. City of New York et al., 1958 — 357 U.S. 907 · caselaw · US
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Harris et al. v. City of New York et al.
357 U.S. 907·Supreme Court of the United States·1958
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that the petition for writ of certiorari should be granted.
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Opinion
No. 1014.
Harris et al. v. City of New York et al.
David I. Shapiro and Harris L. Present for petitioners. Peter Campbell Brown, Benjamin Offner and Anthony Curreri for the City of New York et al., Edward D. Burns, Porter R. Chandler, William R. Meagher and Martin Fogelman for Fordham University, Samuel I. Rosenman and Max Freund for Webb & Knapp Lincoln Square Corporation, and William Eldred Jackson and Rebecca M. Cutler for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., respondents.
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Court of Appeals of New York. Certiorari denied.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that the petition for writ of certiorari should be granted.