Legal Opinion
Earl F. Cook v. Ben W. Fortson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 28, 1946No. Nos. 531, 532PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Per curiam
The appeals are dismissed and the District Court is directed to dismiss the bill in each case. See United States v. Anchor Coal Co., 279 U. S. 812. Mr. Justice Black and Mr. Justice Murphy are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted. Mr. Justice Rutledge is of the opinion that the question of jurisdiction should be postponed to the hearing of the cases on the merits and has set forth his views in an opinion {infra) which he has filed.
Reported below: 68 F. Supp. 624, 744.
Mr. Justice Rutledge.
These appeals seek to invalidate Georgia’s county unit system for selecting…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Colegrove v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
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- Hale v. AllinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Di Giovanni v. Camden Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Scholle v. Secretary of StateMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
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