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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS v. LAIRD

Civ. A. No. 71-419-W.

327 F.Supp. 378 (1971)

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Richard Acker et al., v. Melvin R. LAIRD, Secretary of Defense.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Quinn, Atty Gen. for Massachusetts, Robert J. Condlin, Walter H. Mayo, III, Asst. Attys. Gen., Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

Herbert F. Travers, Jr., U. S. Atty., William A. Brown, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., for defendant.

OPINION

WYZANSKI, Chief Judge.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and several individuals have filed a complaint against the Secretary of Defense. The individuals allege that they are inhabitants of Massachusetts who are members of the armed forces of the United States and are now being or will be required to serve in the conduct of armed hostilities in Southeast Asia. Plaintiffs seek to obtain an adjudication of the constitutionality of the United States...

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