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United States v. Louisiana et al., 1957 — 355 U.S. 876 · caselaw · US
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United States v. Louisiana et al.
355 U.S. 876·Supreme Court of the United States·1957
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Opinion
No. 11,
Original.
United States v. Louisiana et al.
Solicitor General Rankin filed the amended complaint for the United States. Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General, for the State of Louisiana, John Patterson, Attorney General, William G. O’Rear and Gordon Madison, Assistant Attorneys General, and E. K. Hanby, Special Assistant Attorney General, for the State of Alabama, Richard W. Ervin, Attorney General, for the State of Florida, Joe T. Patterson, Attorney General, for the State of Mississippi, and Will Wilson, Attorney General, for the State of Texas, defendants.
[MAJORITY]
The defendant States are directed to answer to the amended complaint within 45 days from this date.
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