City of Greenwood v. Peacock

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Hardy Lott, Greenwood, Miss., for petitioner in No. 471 and respondent in No. 649.

Benjamin E. Smith, New Orleans, La., for respondents in No. 471 and petitioners in No. 649.

Louis F. Claiborne, Washington, D.C., for United States, as amicus curiae, by special leave of Court.

Mr. Justice STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.