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REID v. COVERT

No. 701, October Term, 1955.

354 U.S. 1 (1957)

REID, SUPERINTENDENT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JAIL, v. COVERT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1956.

Rehearing granted November 5, 1956.

Reargued February 27, 1957.

Decided June 10, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Rankin reargued the cause for appellant in No. 701 and petitioner in No. 713. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Olney, Roger Fisher, Beatrice Rosenberg, Carl B. Klein and William M. Burch II.

Frederick Bernays Wiener reargued the cause for appellee in No. 701 and respondent in No. 713. With him on the brief was Adam Richmond.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS, and MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN join.

These cases raise basic constitutional issues of the utmost concern. They call into question the role of the military under our system of government. They involve the power of Congress to expose civilians to trial by military tribunals, under military regulations and...

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