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October Term 1947 · decided Mar 8, 1948

Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Education of School District No. 71, Champaign County, Illinois, et al.

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  • Illinois Ex Rel. McCollum v. Board of Education of School District No. 71, OT 1947.
  • Citation: 333 U.S. 203.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1948-03-08 (October Term 1947). Citation: 333 U.S. 203. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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