1. Samuels v. Mackell, No. 7, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, April 1, 1969, Argued , February 23, 1971, Decided ** Together with No. 9, Fernandez v. Mackell, District Attorney of Queens County, et al., also on appeal from the same court.
OVERVIEW: Federal courts should only sparingly issue a declaratory judgment enjoining state court actions, so petitioner's action requesting a declaration that state statutes unconstitutional during petitioner's prosecution was properly dismissed.
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