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Supreme Court· 5/29/1961

Smith v. Butler

Citations

  • 366 U.S. 161
  • 81 S. Ct. 937
  • 6 L. Ed. 2d 184
  • 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2027

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  • dismissing writ of cer-tiorari as improvidently granted on the ground that “[a]fter full argument and due consideration, it became manifest that the course of the litigation ... did not turn on the issue on the basis of which certiorari was granted”

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Judges: Brennan, Black

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