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Associated Press v. United States

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Associated Press v. United States
by Hugo Black
Syllabus
899543Associated Press v. United States — SyllabusHugo Black

United States Supreme Court

326 U.S. 1

Associated Press  v.  United States

 Argued: Dec. 5, 6, 1944. --- Decided: June 18, 1945

See 66 S.Ct. 6.

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Mr. John T. Cahill, of New York City, for Associated Press.

Mr. Howard Ellis, of Chicago, Ill., for Tribune Co. and others.

Messrs. Charles B. Rugg, of Boston, Mass., and Wendell Berge, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the United States.

Mr. Justice BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. [1]

Notes

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  1. In Number 59, all the sitting Justices concur. In Numbers 57 and 58, Mr. Justice REED, Mr. Justice DOUGLAS and Mr. Justice RUTLEDGE concur. Mr. Justice FRANKFURTER concurs in that part of the opinion which discusses the District Court's decree but concurs in the judgment of affirmance in a separate opinion.


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