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Heffernan v. Thoms, 1974 — 418 U.S. 908 · caselaw · US
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Heffernan v. Thoms
418 U.S. 908·Supreme Court of the United States·1974
Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Rehnquist dissent and, without further briefing and oral argument, would reverse the judgment for the reasons stated in Part I of Mr. Justice White’s dissenting opinion in Smith v. Goguen, 415 U. S. 566, 591 (1974), and in Mr. Justice Rehnquist’s dissenting opinion in Spence v. Washington, ante, p. 416.
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Opinion
No. 72-1359.
Heffernan v. Thoms.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded for further consideration in light of Spence v. Washington, ante, p. 405, and Steffel v. Thompson, 415 U. S. 452. (1974).
Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Rehnquist dissent and, without further briefing and oral argument, would reverse the judgment for the reasons stated in Part I of Mr. Justice White’s dissenting opinion in Smith v. Goguen, 415 U. S. 566, 591 (1974), and in Mr. Justice Rehnquist’s dissenting opinion in Spence v. Washington, ante, p. 416.