Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Wyman v. Bowens
397 U.S. 49
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1970-02-25
- Topic
- general
Per Curiam The motion of the appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgments are affirmed. Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U. S. 618 (1969).
Citator
Wyman v. Bowens is no longer good law, at least in part: overruled by Edelman v. Jordan, 415 U.S. 651 (1974). 57 later decisions cite it, 1 of them negatively.
- Authority status
- negative
- Cited by
- 57 opinions
- Negative treatment
- 1 citing opinion
Per Curiam
The motion of the appellees for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgments are affirmed. Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U. S. 618 (1969).
Justice, Mr. Justice Black, and Mr. Justice Harlan are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted and the cases set for oral argument.