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Supreme Court· 6/11/1956

Reid v. Covert

Citations

  • 351 U.S. 487
  • 76 S. Ct. 880
  • 100 L. Ed. 2d 1352
  • 1956 U.S. LEXIS 680
  • 100 L. Ed. 1352

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  • holding the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over an appeal from a grant of a habeas petition pursuant to a since-repealed statute authorizing direct appeals from “any civil action, suit, or proceeding” meeting certain requirements

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Judges: Black, Clark, Douglas, Frankfurter, Warren

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