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Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82 (1970)
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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.
Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82 (1970)
Reetz v. Bozanich No. 185 Argued January 13, 1970 Decided February 25, 1970 397 U.S. 82
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
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Appellees brought this action challenging, under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and under certain provisions of the Alaska Constitution relating to fish resources, the constitutionality of an Alaska statute and regulations limiting commercial salmon fishing licensees to defined groups of persons. Appellants’ motion to dismiss or alternatively to stay the proceedings pending state court determination with respect to the Alaska constitutional provisions (which have never been interpreted by an Alaska court) was denied, and appellees’ motion for summary judgment was granted, the three-judge District Court holding the Act and regulations invalid under both the Federal and State Constitutions.
Held: The District Court should have abstained from deciding the case on the merits pending resolution of the state constitutional questions by the state courts, a procedure that could conceivably avoid any decision under the Fourteenth Amendment and any possible irritant in the federal-state relationship. City of Meridian v. Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 358 U.S. 639. Pp. 5-8.
297 F.Supp. 300, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82 (1970) in 397 U.S. 82 397 U.S. 83. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89XGXG5RVT3WCS8.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82 (1970), in 397 U.S. 82, page 397 U.S. 83. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89XGXG5RVT3WCS8.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Reetz v. Bozanich, 397 U.S. 82 (1970). cited in 1970, 397 U.S. 82, pp.397 U.S. 83. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89XGXG5RVT3WCS8.
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