Triangle Improvement Council et al. v. Ritchie, Commissioner, State Road Commission of West Virginia, et al.
Decided May 17, 1971. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 712 · 402 U.S. 497 (1971)
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Decided 5–0.
Concurring · 1
- John Marshall Harlan · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Hugo Lafayette Black
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
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