¶1Appeal from D. C. Conn. (Probable jurisdiction noted, 389 U. S. 1032.) Motion of Legal Aid Society of Alameda County for leave to file brief, as amicus curiae, granted.
390 U.S. 1010
Shapiro v. Thompson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 8, 1968
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1968-04-08
Relies on American Commercial Lines, Inc. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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Decided 1968-04-08
How this case has been cited
Cited by 493 later decisions (6 by the Supreme Court) — most recently November 2014 · most notably Michigan v. Long (1983), Branzburg v. Hayes (1972)
271 federal appellate · 26 district · 90 state decisions — followed in 30 states
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