Legal Opinion
Lego v. Twomey
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 1972No. 70-5037PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court 1
404 U.S. 477 (1972)
LEGO
v.
TWOMEY, WARDEN.
No. 70-5037.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued November 11, 1971
Decided January 12, 1972
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT.
Nathan Lewin, by appointment of the Court, 402 U. S. 928, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
James B. Zagel, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were William J. Scott, Attorney General, Joel M. Flaum, First Assistant Attorney General, and Warren K. Smoot, Assistant Attorney General.
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