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United States v. Louisiana et al., 1958 — 358 U.S. 902 · caselaw · US
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United States v. Louisiana et al.
358 U.S. 902·Supreme Court of the United States·1958
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.
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Opinion
December 8, 1958.
No. 10,
Original.
United States v. Louisiana et al.
Richard W. Ervin, Attorney General, J. Robert McClure, First Assistant Attorney General, Fred M. Burns, Robert J. Kelly, Irving B. Levenson, Assistant Attorneys General, and Spessard L. Holland, for the State of Florida, were on both the joint motion and a separate motion for the State of Florida. Also on the joint motion were Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General, W. Scott Wilkinson, Victor A. Sachse, Edward M. Carmouche, John L. Madden, Special Assistant Attorneys General, Bailey Walsh, Hugh M. Wilkinson and Marc Dupuy, Jr. for the State of Louisiana; Will Wilson, Attorney General, James N. Ludlum, First Assistant Attorney General, James H. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, James P. Hart, J. Chrys Dougherty and Robert J. Hearon, Jr. for the State of Texas; Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General, and John H. Price, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Mississippi; John Patterson, Attorney General, William G. O’Rear, Gordon Madison, Assistant Attorneys General, and E. K. Hanby, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Alabama; and Guy Cordon for the State of Florida.
Mr. Justice FraNkfurter took no part in the consideration or decision of cases in which orders were this day announced.
[MAJORITY]
The motion for leave to file reply brief of the State of Florida is granted. The joint motion for leave to file reply brief of the State of Louisiana et al. is granted.
The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Clark took no part in the consideration or decision of these motions.