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Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al., 1963 — 374 U.S. 804 · caselaw · US
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Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al.
374 U.S. 804·Supreme Court of the United States·1963
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Opinion
No. 554.
Alfred L. Scanlan, John B. Wright and Johnson Bowie for appellants. Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland, and Joseph S. Kaufman, Deputy Attorney General, for appellees. Alfred H. Carter, Douglas H. Moore, Jr. and Richard J. Sincoff for Montgomery County, Maryland, as amicus curiae, in support of appellants.
Maryland Committee for Fair Representation et al. v. Tawes, Governor of Maryland, et al.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Probable jurisdiction noted.