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October Term 1946 · decided Mar 31, 1947

Kotch et al. v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans et al.

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  • Kotch v. Board of River Port Pilot Commissioners for the Port of New Orleans, OT 1946.
  • Citation: 330 U.S. 552.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Civil Rights.

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Decided 1947-03-31 (October Term 1946). Citation: 330 U.S. 552. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Civil Rights. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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