United States v. Norton (91 U.S. 558)/Opinion of the Court

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728654United States v. Norton (91 U.S. 558) — Opinion of the CourtMorrison Waite

United States Supreme Court

91 U.S. 558

United States  v.  Norton


This is a criminal case. The motion to advance is made on behalf of the United States, upon the representation of the Postmaster-General, in substance, that the questions in dispute will embarrass the operations of the government while they remain unsettled. As our rule has but recently gone into operation, we will, in this case, accept this statement as sufficient, and grant the motion. Hereafter, motions to advance upon this ground must state the facts in such manner that we may judge whether the government will be embarrassed in the administration of its affairs by delay. In the present crowded state of the docket, it is our duty to see that cases are not unnecessarily brought forward to the prejudice of others.

The case may be set down for argument on the fifteenth day of March.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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