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United States Supreme Court
Murdock v. Pennsylvania
Argued: March 10, 11, 1943. --- Decided: May 3, 1943
Mr. Hayden C. Covington, of Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioners.
Mr. Fred B. Trescher, of Greensburg, Pa., for respondent.
Mr. Justice DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).
