Doud v. Hodge, 350 U.S. 485 (1956)

Doud v. Hodge


No. 129


Argued February 29, 1956
Decided March 26, 1956
350 U.S. 485

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

Syllabus

A three-judge federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 2281 and 2284 of a suit to enjoin enforcement of a state statute on grounds of alleged repugnancy to the Federal Constitution, even though the state courts have not yet rendered a clear or definitive decision as to the meaning or federal constitutionality of the statute. Pp. 485-487.

127 F.Supp 853, judgment vacated and case remanded.