¶1Appeals from D. C. S. D. Miss. Probable jurisdiction noted. Cases consolidated with No. 76-777 [Connor v. Finch, probable jurisdiction noted, ante, p. 1010] and a total of one and one-half hours allotted for oral argument. Parties shall file and exchange briefs on the merits on or before the close of business Monday, February 7, 1977. Responsive briefs, if any, shall be filed and exchanged on or before the close of business Monday, February 21, 1977. Oral argument set for Monday, February 28, 1977.
429 U.S. 1060
Finch v. Connor
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 17, 1977
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1977-01-17
Cited together with Estelle v. Gamble · Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. · New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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Decided 1977-01-17
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Cited by 1,104 later decisions (21 by the Supreme Court) — most recently August 2025 · most notably Estelle v. Gamble (1976), Florida v. Royer (1983)
544 federal appellate · 71 district · 173 state decisions — followed in 37 states
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