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Show RIGHT TO QUARANTINE, United States Supreme Court DidJa States May Shut Out Feoplt Washington June 2 The tnltrf Stntcs Supreme court to lay decliy the rls,ht of n State of the Inloji. pass ltwa excluding the bodyofiie son rolng Into u city or commitm which Is iitnrantlnd The iase In which this detlalon ti given Is one which was brought ei!:i the Louisiana Hoard of Health bj ft. ovvnera of tho Hrltannia, a Truil steamer, vvhlch (.ought to land lulln Immigrants In New Orl anslnlBlPt elty waa then Infested with jtlloi fever and a quarantine was In te, nt,altist It. Ihe Hoard of llealtb u forced the btnlo law authorizing tide slon fiom u tiunruntlned munlclfUij, refiislnB to allow the Immigrant! a liti.l Tho owners of the steamer took cast to iho Slato courts where hele clslon was against them Then to tin appeal tn the United Stales ew nn the ground that Iho lnvltlt!i tlon of the Interslnto commerce law tl iilso In contravention of the tmtjit 1S01 with Trance The opinion of the Supreme crturtni handed down by Justice While U sustained the State law nn the pal thnt until Congiess lakes the Qoiaj. line power from the States each Son Is entitled tn make nnd enforce iuw quarantine regulations Justices Kr Ian un! Hrnwn unite In a dluenS oi Inlon |