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Costello v. Wainwright, 430 U.S. 325 (1977)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Costello v. Wainwright, 430 U.S. 325 (1977)
Costello v. Wainwright No. 76-5920 Decided March 21, 1977 430 U.S. 325
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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A three-judge District Court was not required under 28 U.S.C. § 2281 to hear and determine an action challenging the constitutionality of overcrowding in Florida’s prisons, and a single District Judge properly exercised jurisdiction. That equitable relief might necessitate temporary suspension of a statute requiring prison officials to accept custody of prisoners does not men that a three-judge court was required to grant such relief, since the applicability of § 2281 depends on whether a state statute is alleged to be unconstitutional, not on whether the remedy for unconstitutional state administrative behavior ultimately impinges on duties imposed under concededly constitutional state statutes. Otherwise, the threshold question of jurisdiction would have to be postponed until the merits had been resolved and the outlines of equitable relief discerned.
Certiorari granted; 539 F.2d 547, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Costello v. Wainwright, 430 U.S. 325 (1977) in 430 U.S. 325 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LMZUABYLYJG14A.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Costello v. Wainwright, 430 U.S. 325 (1977), in 430 U.S. 325, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LMZUABYLYJG14A.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Costello v. Wainwright, 430 U.S. 325 (1977). cited in 1977, 430 U.S. 325. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LMZUABYLYJG14A.
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