Supreme Court of the United States, 1966

Bookcase, Inc. v. Leary

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 10, 1966 · Black, White, Harlan, Brennan

385 U.S. 12 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Emanuel Redfield and Benjamin E. Winston for appellants., J. Lee Rankin and Frank S. Hogan for appellees.

Cases that cite this one

10 later published cases cite this decision.

Ginsberg v. New York (Supreme Court of the United States 1968)
People v. Allen (N.Y. 1968)
American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno (District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania 1996)
United States v. Dost (United States District Court for the Southern District of California 1986)
People v. Godek (New York Supreme Court 1982)
People v. Folk (New York Supreme Court 1981)
State v. Seigel (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1975)
People v. Karns (Rochester City Court 1975)
State v. Seigel (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 1975)
Gordon v. Walkley (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1973)

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

The motions to dismiss are granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a properly presented federal question.

Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice White are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted. Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice Brennan are of the opinion that the appeal should be dismissed for want of a substantial federal question.

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