UNITED STATES REPORTS VOLUME 393 CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT AT OCTOBER TERM, 1968 OCTOBER 7, 1968 (BEGINNING OF TERM) HENRY PUTZEL, jr. REPORTER OF DECISIONS LIBRARY 01983 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1969 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office ERRATA. 106 U. S. XII: the entry "Fairview v. Marshall . . . 583" should be deleted. 245 U. S. 469: "1851" in the last line should be "1852.". REPRINTED IN TAIWAN JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS. EARL WARREN, CHIEF JUSTICE. HUGO L. BLACK, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. THURGOOD MARSHALL, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. RETIRED. STANLEY REED, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. RAMSEY CLARK, ATTORNEY GENERAL.1 HENRY PUTZEL, jr., REPORTER OF DECISIONS. HENRY CHARLES HALLAM, JR., LIBRARIAN. 1 Attorney General Clark resigned effective January 20, 1969. 2 Mr. John N. Mitchell, of New York, was nominated to be Attorney General by President Nixon on January 20, 1969. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 1969; he was commissioned on January 21, 1969; and took the oath of office on January 22, 1969. He was presented to the Court on February 24, 1969. (See post, p. v.) III SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. ALLOTMENT OF JUSTICES. It is ordered that the following allotment be made of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of this Court among the circuits, pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 42, and that such allotment be entered of record, viz.: For the District of Columbia Circuit, EARL WARREN, Chief Justice. For the First Circuit, ABE FORTAS, Associate Justice. For the Second Circuit, JOHN M. HARLAN, Associate Justice. For the Third Circuit, WILLIAM J. BRENNAN, JR., Associate Justice. For the Fourth Circuit, EARL WARREN, Chief Justice. For the Fifth Circuit, HUGO L. BLACK, Associate Justice. For the Sixth Circuit, POTTER STEWART, Associate Justice. For the Seventh Circuit, THURGOOD MARSHALL, Associate Justice. For the Eighth Circuit, BYRON R. WHITE, Associate Justice. For the Ninth Circuit, WILLIAM O. DOUGLAS, Associate Justice. For the Tenth Circuit, BYRON R. WHITE, Associate Justice. October 9, 1967. (For next previous allotment, see 382 U. S., p. v.) PRESENTATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1969. Present: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN, MR. JUSTICE BLACK, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, MR. JUSTICE STEWART, MR. JUSTICE WHITE, MR. JUSTICE FORTAS, and MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL. Mr. Solicitor General Griswold presented the Honorable John N. Mitchell, Attorney General of the United States. THE CHIEF JUSTICE said: Mr. Attorney General, the Court welcomes you to the performance of the important duties which devolve upon you as the chief law officer of the Government, and as an officer of this Court. Your commission will be recorded with the Clerk. |