Monday, 5th April 1915: Case Of Leo M. Frank May Be Decided Today, The Atlanta Constitution

Generally believed that U.S. Supreme Court will hand down opinion. Washington, April 4. Many of the seventy-five cases pending before the Supreme Court are expected to be decided when the Court resumes sessions tomorrow after a two weeks' recess devoted to writing opinions.

The case which has been under consideration longest involves the constitutionality of the Oklahoma Suffrage "Grandfather Clause" case. It also will determine the validity of an Annapolis, Md., law, under which the right of Negroes to vote is said to have been more or less restricted. The case has been under consideration by the Court since November 11, 1913.

The Habeas Corpus case of Leo M. Frank, convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, the Atlanta, Ga., factory girl, was not argued until February 15, 1915, but many are looking forward to a decision in the matter.

Another case of importance pending is that involving the constitutionality of the Oregon minimum wage law for women employees.