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Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al., 1968 — 393 U.S. 949 · caselaw · US
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Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.
393 U.S. 949·Supreme Court of the United States·1968
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Opinion
(See also No. 323, ante, p. 166.)
No. 138.
Powell et al. v. McCormack, Speaker of the House of Representatives, et al.
Arthur Kinoy, William M. Kunstler, Edward Bennett Williams, Robert L. Carter, Hubert T. Delany, Herbert 0. Reid, Sr., Frank D. Reeves, and Henry R. Williams for petitioners.
Bruce Bromley, John R. Hupper, Thomas D. Barr, Lloyd N. Cutler, John H. Pickering, IjOuís F. Oberdorjer, and Max 0. Truitt, Jr., for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari granted.