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McINNIS et al. v. OGILVIE, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al., 1969 — 394 U.S. 322 · caselaw · US
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McINNIS et al. v. OGILVIE, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al.
394 U.S. 322·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the case set for oral argument.
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Opinion
McINNIS et al. v. OGILVIE, GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS, et al.
No. 1033.
Decided March 24, 1969.
Stanley A. Bass for appellants.
William J. Scott, Attorney General of Illinois, and Francis T. Crowe, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.
Arthur H. Dean, Louis F. Oberdorfer, Frederick A. Ballard, John B. Jones, Jr., and William B. Beebe for the Urban Coalition et al. as amici curiae, and Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., John Silard, Elliott C. Lichtman, Benjamin V. Cohen, J. Albert Woll, Thomas E. Harris, John Ligten-berg, Stephen I. Schlossberg, Derrick A. Bell, Jr., and Harold W. Horowitz for the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations et al. as amici curiae. Briefs of amici curiae were also filed by San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation et al. and by Coons et al.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
The motions of Urban Coalition et al., American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations et al., John E. Coons et al., and San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation et al., for leave to file briefs as amici curiae are granted.
The motion to affirm is granted and the judgment is affirmed.
Mr. Justice Douglas is of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the case set for oral argument.