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ATLANTIC C. L. R. CO. v. ENGINEERS

No. 477.

398 U.S. 281 (1970)

90 S.Ct. 1739

26 L.Ed.2d 234

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 8, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis G. Lyons and Frank X. Friedmann, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were David M. Foster, John W. Weldon, and John S. Cox.

Allan Milledge argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Richard L. Horn.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

Congress in 1793, shortly after the American Colonies became one united Nation, provided that in federal courts "a writ of injunction [shall not] be granted to stay proceedings in any court of a state." Act of March 2, 1793, § 5, 1 Stat. 335. Although certain exceptions to this general prohibition have been added, that statute, directing that the state courts shall remain free from interference by federal...

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