Leon Friedman

Da Costa (Ernest) V. Laird (Melvin) U.s. Supreme Court Transcript of Record with Supporting Pleadings Leon Friedman

Publisher Marketing: The Making of Modern Law: U. S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 contains the world's most comprehensive collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners - many who later became judges and associates of the court. It includes transcripts, applications for review, motions, petitions, supplements and other official papers of the most-studied and talked-about cases, including many that resulted in landmark decisions. This collection serves the needs of students and researchers in American legal history, politics, society and government, as well as practicing attorneys. This book contains copies of all known US Supreme Court filings related to this case including any transcripts of record, briefs, petitions, motions, jurisdictional statements, and memorandum filed. This book does not contain the Court's opinion. The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping ensure edition identification: Da Costa (Ernest) v. Laird (Melvin) Petition / LEON FRIEDMAN / 1971 / 71-833 / 405 U. S. 979 / 92 S. Ct. 1193 / 31 L. Ed.2d 255 / 12-23-1971Da Costa (Ernest) v. Laird (Melvin) Brief in Opposition (P) / ERWIN N GRISWOLD / 1971 / 71-833 / 405 U. S. 979 / 92 S. Ct. 1193 / 31 L. Ed.2d 255 / 2-10-1972 Contributor Bio:  Friedman, Leon LEON FRIEDMAN is the Joseph Kushner Professor of Civil Liberties Law at the Hofstra University Law School. He is the author or editor of many books on politics and law including "The Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 1789-1990". As an ACLU lawyer, he handled a number of law suits against members of the Nixon Administration.