Staats v. American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.

Staats, Comptroller General v. American Civil Liberties Union, Inc.

Staats v. Am. Civil Liberties Union, Inc., 418 U.S. 910 (1974)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: July 9, 1974
Docket: No. A-1250 (73-1413)
Citations: 418 U.S. 91094 S. Ct. 320341 L. Ed. 2d 11561974 U.S. LEXIS 2175

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Appeal from D. C. D. C. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 417 U. S. 944 .] Application for stay of order of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia pending final disposition of this case, presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court, granted.

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(counsel's charge during trial that "This Court obviously doesn't want to apply the law" created imminent threat to court's authority by alleging judicial dishonesty)

Commonwealth v. Garrison, 386 A.2d 971 (Pa. 1978)

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George Parrish and Charles Giles v. Perry Johnson, Charles Anderson, K.L. Cole, and Clarence Turner800 F.2d 600 (6th Cir. 1986)
Warm Springs Dam Task Force v. Lieutenant General William C. Gribble, Jr.621 F.2d 1017 (9th Cir. 1980)
Joseph Taylor v. W. L. Sterrett532 F.2d 462 (5th Cir. 1976)
Commonwealth v. Garrison386 A.2d 971 (Pa. 1978)

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