Legal Opinion
United States v. Owlett
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 7, 1936No. 1238PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity instituted by the United S,lates of America to enjoin the respondents, an investigating committee created by resolution of the Senate of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, from conducting any investigation into the organization, administration, and functioning of the Works Progress Administration in Pennsylvania.
The bill of complaint avers that the United Slates of America is a sovereign government having jurisdiction and authority over all matters relating to the Works Progress Administration, a federal agency; that the proposed and threatened…
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