Hill v. Printing Industries of Gulf Coast

Decision Date30 June 1975
Docket NumberNo. 74-456,74-456
Citation422 U.S. 937,95 S.Ct. 2670,45 L.Ed.2d 664
PartiesJohn HILL, Attorney General of Texas, et al., Appellants, v. PRINTING INDUSTRIES OF the GULF COAST et al
CourtU.S. Supreme Court

John W. Odam Jr., Austin, Tex., for appellants.

Gerald M. Birnberg, Austin, Tex., for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

The parties to this case have informed us that the State of Texas has enacted the Political Funds Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1975, which will become effective on September 1, 1975.* Section 11 of that Act substantially amends Art. 14.10(b) (Supp.1974-1975) of the Texas Election Code, the constitutionality of which is at issue in this appeal. Although the parties take the position that these amendments do not affect this case, we prefer to remand the case to the District Court for reconsideration in light of the recent amendments, rather 'than render an unnecessary judgment on the validity of the constitutional views expressed by the District Court.' White v. Regester, 422 U.S. 935, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 45 L.Ed.2d 662 (1975).

The judgment of the District Court is vacated. The case is remanded to that court for reconsideration in light of the new legislation and for dismissal if the case is or becomes moot.

So ordered.

Mr. Justice DOUGLAS took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.

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  • Doe v. Martin
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Columbia
    • October 22, 1975
    ...Industries of Gulf Coast v. Hill, 382 F.Supp. 801 (S.D.Texas), vacated and remanded for reconsideration as to mootness, 422 U.S. 937, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 45 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975). Turning to the merits, the motion to dismiss must of course be considered on the assumption that the facts pled can be ......
  • People v. White
    • United States
    • Illinois Supreme Court
    • February 20, 1987
    ...Talley. (See Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast v. Hill (S.D.Tex.1974), 382 F.Supp. 801, vacated on other grounds (1975), 422 U.S. 937, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 45 L.Ed.2d 664; Zwickler v. Koota (E.D.N.Y.1968), 290 F.Supp. 244, rev'd on other grounds (1969), 394 U.S. 103, 89 S.Ct. 956, 22 L.Ed.2d ......
  • Columbia Plaza Limited Partnership v. Cowles
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    • U.S. District Court — District of Columbia
    • September 10, 1975
    ...between the parties will continue even after the effective date of the new law. Compare Hill v. Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast, 422 U.S. 937, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 45 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975); Allee v. Medrano, 416 U.S. 802, 818-20, 94 S.Ct. 2191, 40 L.Ed.2d 566 3 12 U.S.C. § 1715k (1970). 4 12 U......
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — District of Columbia Circuit
    • February 3, 1995
    ...Regester, 422 U.S. 935, 936, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 2671, 45 L.Ed.2d 662 (1975) (per curiam); Hill v. Printing Indus. of the Gulf Coast, 422 U.S. 937, 938, 95 S.Ct. 2670, 2670, 45 L.Ed.2d 664 (1975) (per curiam); Indiana Employment Security Div. v. Burney, 409 U.S. 540, 541-42, 93 S.Ct. 883, 883-85......
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    • United States
    • Stanford Law Review Vol. 55 No. 1, October 2002
    • October 1, 2002
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